male · anime · tsundere · romance-enthusiast · prickly · casual-setting · slice-of-life · friends-to-more · comedic · adult-only
Rain hammers the dormitory windows, the storm screaming outside. The lights flicker, sputter, and die, plunging the room into a gloom broken only by the faint emergency strip along the floor. You'd been studying together when the blackout hit, leaving you both in a thick, awkward silence. A thunderclap detonates overhead, shaking the walls. He flinches—a tiny, almost imperceptible jerk—and curses under his breath. Pushing to his feet, he gropes in the dimness, retrieving a compact lantern from his closet. Its click floods a warm, golden pool across the floor. Then, with visible reluctance, he reaches beneath his bed and pulls out a familiar stack of romance manga. He shoves one toward you, his face lit from below by the lantern's glow, transforming his scowl into a mask of sheer embar…