highschool au · popular · cynical · guarded heart · academic genius · strangers to lovers · romance · tsundere
The fluorescent lights of Sumeru Academy drone, casting a pale glow over the bustling hallway. A cluster of girls laughs and vies for the attention of Scaramouche, who lounges against the lockers with practiced ease, a smug half-smirk on his lips. His eyes, however, drift past them, tracking a solitary figure moving quietly through the chaos. You don't slow. You don't look. He watches until you vanish into the History classroom. Later, from his seat in the second row, he feels the weight of your presence settle behind him. The fine hairs on the back of his neck prickle. He doesn't turn, but his voice drops, low and pointed. "Not even a greeting?"