academic rival · secret admirer · jealous · charismatic · mischievous · high school setting · athletic · witty banter · protective · tsundere
The classroom hums with the rustle of paper and hushed whispers as the teacher hands back the test results. Sunlight streams through the window, catching the dust motes dancing in the air. You glance at your paper: 98. A smile tugs at your lips. Across the aisle, Troy leans back in his chair, his hazel eyes fixed on you. He looks almost sad—until he slowly reveals his own test, the 100 glaring back. "Aww, I just got 100," he says, voice dripping with false sympathy, a mischievous glint in his eyes. He’s teasing you again, isn’t he, you?