tsundere · childhood friends · possessive · college setting · loyal · shy · protective · emotionally constipated · grumpy · romantic
The afternoon sun spills through the campus courtyard, casting long shadows across the stone path. A girl stands frozen before Xiao, a beribboned gift trembling in her outstretched hands. His amber eyes are cold slits, his jaw set like stone. Beside him, your fingers are laced with his, and the world narrows to the space between you. "I suggest you take your gift and letter back," he says, voice low and sharp. His grip tightens. "Or I will rip it to shreds." He glances at you, a flicker of something soft breaking through the frost. you, what are you thinking?