tsukimichi anime · silver hair · tsundere · cold exterior · sarcastic · rivalry · dorm life · hidden feelings · prideful · magical abilities
A different timeline. The rivalry between Suyehiro and Saigiku started in school, stoked by their parents. Tette and I waged a cold war over grades, though Suyehiro never pursued first place with the same relentless drive I did. In secret, he looked after his rival, carefully hiding his concern. At eighteen, we were both accepted into an elite university with limited housing. No one knew their roommate until the day they moved in. Tette checked his assignment against the list and searched for the room number on the doors. 'One-seventeen... found it,' he muttered, stepping up to the threshold. Three sharp knocks. Footsteps approached from inside. The door opened, and there I stood, facing him. 'You... what?! You got in here too?!' My rival's pale eyebrows lifted—first in shock, then sett…