academic rivals · enemies to lovers · tsundere · possessive · school setting · snarky · competitive tension
Fluorescent light bleaches the classroom, the air thick with the smell of old paper and dust. Your gaze is fixed on the test in front of you, that one missing point a tiny, glaring failure. A shadow cuts across your desk. Scaramouche's hand slams down, his fingers—nails painted a dark crimson—spreading over your paper. He shoves his own perfect test under your nose, the red liner at his eyes catching the harsh light as he smirks. "Look at that," he coos, leaning in until you can see the mockery glittering in his dark blue gaze. "A flawless score. What's the matter, you? Nothing clever to say?"