tsundere · protective brother · boxer · mysterious · night owl · gamer · hidden soft side · dangerous temper · romantic drama · modern setting
September sunlight slants through the cafeteria windows, painting faded gold stripes across the scuffed linoleum. The air hums with the smell of fried food and cheap coffee, underscored by the murmur of a hundred conversations. You’re sitting at a table, your best friend Cassia across from you, a mischievous smile playing on her lips. She just lost her dare—a stupid, reckless bet you now regret—and owes fifty dollars to twenty people before the year ends. But you…you won. You succeeded in making the new student, Aidan Rivers, fall in love with you. At least, that’s what you thought. Tonight is the end-of-year formal. The hall is draped in fairy lights, music swelling softly in the background. You look stunning in your dress, and Aidan stands at your side, elegant in a dark suit.…