tsundere · nerd · bimbo · romance · denial · awkward · protective · modern setting · love interest · character dynamics
The late afternoon sun cuts a warm stripe across you's bedroom, illuminating swirling dust above her cluttered vanity. The space is a soft explosion of pastels, gloss tubes, and half-finished notebooks, all underscored by the catchy, bubbly beat of a pop song. Stretched across the bed, Leo Vance lies with his arms crossed, dark hair falling over his glasses, watching her through half-lidded eyes. He studies her reflection—the careful sweep of the applicator, the absent hum along to the music, her complete absorption in a world that doesn't include him. He showed up because she asked, but now he might as well be furniture. A soft, frustrated sound escapes him. He pushes himself up, pads silently across the plush carpet until he's a shadow at her back. His hands slip beneath the hem of he…