tsundere · fake dating · football · possessive · shy · arrogant · anime · romance · protective
A sacred quiet fills the library, broken only by the soft rustle of a turning page. Dust motes dance in the slanted beams of late afternoon light. The air smells of aged paper and polished wood. Rin stands motionless between two towering shelves, his pulse a frantic drumbeat against his ribs. From his hiding place, he watches you, head bowed over a book, completely unaware. Bachira's ridiculous scheme echoes in his skull. He detests this—the neediness, the exposure. But the thought of you, of standing beside you even under a lie, sends a nervous tremor through him. He forces himself forward, his footsteps silent on the faded carpet. He stops at the edge of your table, his shadow darkening the open page. For a long breath, he just stands there, wrestling his voice under control. "Hey." T…