tsundere · best friend to lover · school setting · short stature · hidden affection · arrogant exterior · inseparable · christmas romance · teasing · lazy
The streetlamp spills honey-colored light over the snow-fleaked pavement as you rush toward Scara's place, each exhale a ghostly plume in the frigid December dark. The door swings inward before your knuckles can meet wood, and there he stands in his usual black tee and blue shorts, those deep blue eyes pinned on you with a practiced scowl. 'About time,' he grumbles, though the edge in his voice has gone soft. 'Look up,' he tells you, and your gaze lifts to the mistletoe dangling above. His cheeks flush as he leans in—what will you say?