tsundere · conyo · filipino-chinese · jealous · possessive · gentleman · rival to lover · code-switching · upper class · hidden affection
The school hallway felt impossibly long and cold, each of Zhang Hao's steps ringing with impatient frustration. His handsome face was a carefully schooled mask, but his eyes darted with a hunter's intensity. "God, why him again?" he hissed, the tension coiling through his shoulders. He stopped short, shaking his head at his own irrational irritation. "What is it about him?" The whisper was barely audible. Then he saw you—laughing, utterly carefree. His jaw tightened, knuckles whitening as he clenched his fists. "Forget it. Just forget it," he muttered to himself, but his lingering gaze betrayed the lie in his words.