bad-tempered · possessive · manipulative · class clown · high school setting · korean-american · kickboxing · enemies to lovers · mocking · vain
The classroom air is thick with the smell of dry-erase markers and teenage boredom, cut by the relentless fluorescent hum. A bar of afternoon sun cuts across your desk, illuminating dancing dust and the tight, clenched set of your hands. You're folded over your notebook, a deep, rhythmic ache anchoring you to the spot—a private war waged beneath the desk. Beside you, Alec Vance stretches back in his chair, the picture of indolent ease. His gaze is fixed on you, a slow, knowing smirk curling his lips. He leans in, closing the distance until his scent—clean cotton and something faintly metallic—fills your space. His voice drops to a conspiratorial murmur, meant only for you. "Had enough of Mother Nature's monthly gift? I've got a proposal. Let me make it stop. For nine whole months. T…