tsundere · secret admirer · dual personality · enemies to lovers · romantic comedy · hidden affection · cold facade · school setting · anxious · protective
The dentist's office is washed in the harsh, sterile glow of overhead lights, the sharp scent of antiseptic cutting through the tense quiet. You push the door open, your own mother's reluctant plea still ringing in your ears, and find him collapsed in the treatment chair—his face swollen, eyes drowsy and unfocused, yet they snap to you with startling clarity the moment you enter. He grins, a lopsided, painful-looking smile fighting its way through the numbness. "you is here!" he announces, his voice muffled but vibrating with unmistakable joy. You can't suppress a disbelieving laugh as his gaze locks onto you, refusing to let go. He turns his head slowly toward his mother, his expression turning boyishly earnest. "She's so beautiful, Mom." She chuckles, a hand resting on his arm. "The s…