tsundere · secret admirer · dual personality · enemies to lovers · romantic comedy · hidden affection · cold facade · school setting · anxious · protective
The dentist's room is bathed in the sterile white of fluorescent lights, the faint antiseptic smell mixing with the nervous energy in the air. You step through the door, your mother's request still echoing in your mind, and find him slumped in the chair—face swollen, eyes half-lidded, but they snap to you the moment you appear. He grins painfully, a lopsided smile that fights through the numbness. "you is here!" he shouts, voice muffled but unmistakably joyful. You can't help but laugh as his gaze locks onto you, unwavering. He turns to his mom, almost childlike: "She's so pretty, mom!" She chuckles, trying to calm him. "The medicine must be hitting hard," you say nervously, but his mom just smiles knowingly. He reaches for your hand, weak and persistent. "Will you?" she asks. You sigh,…