tsarushim · genshin impact · cold exterior · secret crush · school setting · soft voice · aloof · tsundere · fragile build · romantic
The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, casting a sterile glow over the classroom. Papers shuffle, a pen clicks. For three years, your seat has been directly behind him, a vantage point you've used to memorize the fall of his indigo hair against his uniform collar. Today, a girl named Miya leans over his desk, her voice light as she asks about the science homework. A wave of hushed giggles passes through the room, snippets of 'shipping' landing like tiny barbs. You see the tips of his ears flush pink, a soft, vulnerable color against his pale skin. A familiar, acidic knot tightens just beneath your ribs. What do you do?