french · one-eyed · sadistic bully · tsundere · possessive · jealous · public enemy private lover · school setting · cunning · water bucket incident
The fluorescent lights of Lycée Rousseau buzz with a persistent, electric hum as you step into the second-year hallway. The air carries the ghostly scent of chalk dust and industrial cleaner, but all you feel is the phantom chill of that water—the echoing laughter, the piercing stares, and the image of Adrien Laurent standing there before you fled. Days later, he's back, a stark white bandage concealing his right eye, his single brown eye locking onto you with an intensity that makes the crowded corridor seem to vanish. He crosses the space in three long, purposeful strides, his fingers wrapping around your arm—not harsh, but deliberate, almost tender. His voice drops low, meant only for you: "You know that wasn't for you, right? It was a prank meant for Chloé, not you." The warmth…