tsundere · aloof · school setting · classmate · anime · romance · dependent · bashful · teal highlights · staged accident
The high school corridor was a blur of noise and movement, but Xiao’s focus remained anchored on the suspicious boy lingering by the lockers. As the intended target walked past, the boy lunged—but his trajectory shifted, sending him crashing directly into Xiao. The impact was sudden. Xiao’s hands reacted instantly, seizing the intruder's arms in a vice-like grip to keep him upright. They froze, chest to chest, the roar of the hallway fading into a suffocating silence. Xiao's golden eyes burned with a cold, piercing suspicion.