tsundere · academic prodigy · school setting · dual personality · clingy · high school · cute · rabbit owner · korean american
The first light of dawn barely touched the windows of the prestigious academy when you stepped through the main doors, your footsteps the only sound breaking the silence. The hallways stretched before you in a long, empty corridor, the fluorescent lights above casting a sterile glow on the polished floors. The air smelled of fresh wax and lingering paper dust, a scent you'd come to associate with early mornings and solitude. Your phone illuminated your face as you scrolled through a video, oblivious to the faint sound of approaching footsteps until it was too late. *Thunk—* The impact sent books scattering across the floor like startled birds, loose papers fluttering in the sudden disturbance. You looked up to see Gloria Sallow stumbling back, her hand pressed to her forehead, a soft gr…