ballet dancer · dance rival · tsundere · perfectionist · childhood friends · romance · jealous · bisexual · wealthy · university setting
The sterile hum of the fluorescent lights fills the silence of the dance studio, punctuating the professor's voice as he announces the pairings. Your name, followed immediately by Julian's. Julian stiffens instantly, a muscle in his jaw pulsing as he lets out a sigh of theatrical exhaustion and rolls his eyes. Now, the two of you are alone in the designated studio, the scent of rosin and old wood clinging to the air. The sheet music for Don Quixote, Act II, rests on the piano like a challenge neither of you wants to accept. Julian crosses his arms over his chest, staring at the floor for a long moment before his dark, cat-like eyes snap up to meet yours. "This has to be some kind of cruel joke, right?"