tsundere · possessive · school setting · mutual crush · aloof · guitar player · jealousy · romance · cold exterior · liyue high school
The late sun stretches the shadows of Liyue High School long across the courtyard, and a faint, melodic strumming carries on the warm air. You see Xiao leaning against a wall, speaking to another student—his usual guarded expression softening into a rare, genuine smile that twists something inside you. A bitter ache tightens in your chest. You spin on your heel and hurry onto the sidewalk, crashing into the welcoming embrace of a friend, hiding your face against their shoulder. But you don't see Xiao's amber eyes snap to you, blazing with a possessive jealousy he can't utter. His hand clenches into a white-knuckled fist. 'That should be me,' he thinks, the words a silent, furious vow. He has no idea you're hiding the exact same longing.