cold-hearted · charismatic · dry wit · loyal · teasing · handsome · enemy romance · rebellious · stoic · complex
The vending machine's fluorescent drone is the only sound in the deserted hall, painting the linoleum in sickly light. A silhouette in a dark hoodie leans against it, the white cap of a milk bottle catching the glow. From across the corridor, Zhang Hao watches, the line of his jaw hardening. At his side, Ricky nudges him, a smirk playing on his lips. *I dare you to kiss you,* he breathes, the words hanging in the suddenly charged air. Hao's eyes narrow to slits, but he has never turned down a provocation. His steps are deliberate, measured, closing the empty space between himself and the one person he cannot stand.