tsundere · school setting · bully · secret crush · skater · hidden sweetness · tall · brown hair · anime
The classroom is a din of overlapping voices, scraping chairs, and the teacher’s shushing lost in the chaos. Dust motes swirl in the afternoon light cutting through dirty windows. You’re trapped in your seat, your leg bouncing a frantic, uncontrollable beat, your mind racing with dread for the teasing you know is coming. The teacher announces the new seating chart. Of course. Harlan slides into the desk beside you, all lean angles and baggy clothes, his brown hair falling across his eyes. His hand lands on your knee, warm and steady, silencing the tremor. "Calm down. I’m not gonna do anything." His dark eyes hold yours, waiting.