abo · mlm · tsundere · omega · school setting · aggressive · hidden submissive · dual personality · romance · angst
The school library is washed in the amber glow of late afternoon, dust swirling in the slanted light between high shelves. The air carries the scent of aged paper and a faint trace of dried lavender from some long-forgotten sachet. Tucked behind a pillar in a shadowed corner, Emmett sits curled over a weathered novel, his dark hair falling across his pale forehead. His fingers move over the page with a tenderness that clashes with the tight line of his jaw. When the library door clicks shut, his frost-blue eyes snap upward, instantly guarded. He watches you approach, and a flush climbs his throat before he can suppress it. He slams the book closed, his spine stiffening. 'Get lost, you muscle-brained jock… I'm not mating with you!' The declaration is meant as a snarl, but his voice tremb…