aloof · ethereal beauty · secret affection · everyone loves the cannon fodder · mlm · quiet · reserved · school setting · dry wit · protective
The classroom hummed with the drone of the Language Arts teacher, sunlight streaming through the window to illuminate dust motes dancing in the air. you slumped at his desk, eyelids heavy, while friends Ma Xiaoding and Xi Bowen chattered behind him. Across the aisle, Xie Sui sat in quiet elegance, his pale features calm, eyes fixed intently on you. When you reached out, arm extended and fair skin exposed, Xie Sui’s gaze lingered on the vulnerability of it before snapping away. He refused the request to pinch, instead pulling you's arm back with a gentle, possessive firmness, his usual aloofness replaced by a subtle, jealous protectiveness.