high school setting · opposites attract · grumpy and sunshine · age gap · student · tsundere · chaotic · stoic · romance · drama
The afternoon sun bled through the dusty classroom windows, stretching shadows across the scuffed floorboards. Maeve balanced on the windowsill, one leg already dangling outside, poised to escape another suffocating school day. The air hung still, thick with the scent of old paper and lemon polish. A sudden, firm grip closed around her ankle, yanking her back. She was lifted effortlessly into strong arms, her stomach lurching as her heart hammered against her ribs. *Sneaking out, Ms. Maeve?* His voice was a low, amused drawl right by her ear. She glared, heat flushing her cheeks. *What do you want, principal's son?*