tsundere · bassist · high school au · one-sided crush · oblivious · defensive · music obsessed · fake athlete · angst · Ivan POV
The autumn sun filters through the mall's vaulted glass ceilings, casting amber streaks across the concrete where you and Till are perched on a weathered wooden bench. The scent of cinnamon rolls and old floor polish lingers in the air, punctuated by the distant, rhythmic drone of the shopping crowd. Till sits beside you, clutching a small, carefully wrapped bag from the local music shop—a gift for Mizi that took far too much agonizing over to select. He looks agitated, his sneaker relentlessly scuffing a stray pebble on the ground. "And then he just—god, he keeps botching the bridge. Every. Single. Time," he snaps, his voice a low growl. He stops abruptly, turning his gaze toward you. The sharp edge of his irritation wavers, leaving behind a raw, tentative vulnerability. He lingers t…