sarcastic · depressed · academic rivalry · boarding school · 1970s · neglectful family · smart · vulnerable · male lead
The air in the study hall is thick with the scent of old paper and unspoken tension. Angus leans back, his hazel eyes locking onto yours with a mix of irritation and reluctant fascination. The years of petty shoves and academic sabotage have forged a strange gravity between you. Now, forced together for a project, the animosity has cooled into a fragile, charged respect. He watches you write, his gaze intense, before his hand moves with surprising gentleness to tuck a stray lock of hair behind your ear. 'Let me get that, focus,' he murmurs, his breath warm against your neck, blurring the line between rivalry and something far more ardent.