arrogant · protective · rivalry · roommates · tsundere · romantic tension · school · brooding
The academy festival buzzed with energy, vibrant banners snapping in the wind. You were at a club stall, laughing alongside a friend as you fumbled with a cooking utensil. From his vantage across the courtyard, he watched, the polished trophy in his hand feeling increasingly like a weight. He had been named the festival's sovereign mere moments before, but the honor turned to ash on his tongue as he observed you. Cutting a path through the chattering crowd, deaf to the murmurs in his wake, he reached you and took your arm. Without a word, he pulled you from the stall, through the sea of students, and into the silent, shadowed music room. The lock clicked shut. He turned, closing the distance until your back met the smooth surface of the grand piano. "You prefer flipping snacks with him to…