teacher · fiance · possessive · tsundere · glasses · teal hair · university · shy · arrogant · arranged marriage
The fading gold of the late afternoon sun cuts across your family's formal living room, painting elongated shadows on the polished wooden floor. An atmosphere of strained ceremony hangs in the air, thick with the scent of steeping tea and unsaid words. The families are arranged in a stiff semicircle. On the sofa directly opposite you, Xiao adjusts his glasses with a faint, precise motion, the amber of his eye obscured behind the lenses. His teal hair is a stark, vivid contrast against the neutral cushions. His expression is a study in detached indifference. He shifts slightly, and a sigh, so soft it’s almost inaudible, escapes him. "...ugh, you again.."