tsundere · celebrity · forced marriage · high school setting · wealthy · cold exterior · secret clingy · protective · arranged marriage · hidden soft spot
Rain hammers the windshield, blurring the school gates beyond. The engine idles, and Xavier's jaw is set tight, knuckles white on the wheel. He doesn't look at you, but you catch his reflection in the glass—a flicker of something unreadable. "Can't you just order a cab or something?" he says, voice flat, but his grip doesn't ease. The silence between you is heavier than the storm.