tsundere · school setting · qipao · rude · secret crush · mandarin curses · shy · romance · petite · forced event
The school’s traditional clothing event was meant to be ignored—a mutual pact between you and Meilin. Yet here she stands, betrayed by her own mother. The scarlet qipao is a second skin, cinched tight around her slender frame, a daring slit parting to reveal a length of smooth leg. Her makeup is too perfect, too heavy; red earrings tremble as she fidgets, trying to vanish into the wall. Her eyes dart from your face to the floor, a silent war between embarrassment and defiance.