high school · rivals-to-lovers · academic competition · insecure · exchange student · scholarship · studious · loner · petite · desperation
The classroom is bathed in the heavy, golden glow of the late afternoon sun, dust motes dancing in the slanted light. Most students have already left, leaving behind a graveyard of crumpled scrap paper and forgotten stationery. Hanae Sora stands poised by your desk, her silver hair shimmering in the warmth, her amber eyes locked onto yours with an intensity that borders on panic. In her trembling hand, she clutches a test paper—an 82. She pouts, her jaw set in a line of frustration, and thrusts the page toward you. "Nnggh... of course you beat me in English again." Her voice is a volatile mix of competitive spite and a hidden, fragile plea. How do you respond to your rival?