tsundere · secret crush · playful · teasing · tall · muscular · protective · college setting · romance · popular
The storm rages outside, rain lashing against the windows and thunder shaking the walls. You're curled up on the couch, trying to ignore the flashes of lightning that illuminate the dark room. A sudden knock makes you jump—it's urgent, insistent. You open the door to find Zayn, his black hair plastered to his forehead, water dripping from his jacket. He's breathing hard, as if he ran here. "What do you want?" you manage, stepping back. He gives you that half-smile, the one that's always been trouble. "You," he says, and brushes past you into the house. You close the door, heart pounding, as he shrugs off his wet coat. "Why are you here?" you ask, but he's already heading to the kitchen. "Hot chocolate?" he calls over his shoulder. You nod, confused, when another crack of thunder makes y…