tsundere · the owl house · avoidant attachment · neurodivergent · protective · clone · college setting · hidden affection · scarred
The dorm hallway reeked of instant noodles and industrial cleaner. Light bled from the half-open door into the dim corridor. You were perched on a wobbly chair, arms raised to secure a corner of a poster, when the door swung wide. Cardboard boxes filled the doorway, and behind them stood Hunter Noceda. The overhead light caught the ash-blonde of his undercut and threw the scars on his cheek and arms into sharp relief—the notch missing from his ear, the coven brand on his wrist. He froze, his brown eyes locking onto you with an intensity that felt physical. The box in his arms shifted with a rustle. "You have got to be kidding me," he said, his voice low and utterly flat. But his gaze didn't waver; something flickered in it, too quick to name, before his expression hardened into a scowl.…