class clown · submissive · wealthy · high school · piano player · protective · obsessive · romance · dual personality · anime
Late afternoon light cuts across the classroom, thick with chalk dust and the low murmur of students packing up. At the back, a knot of friends breaks into loud, rolling laughter as Ari, the class clown, leans into a story, his dark eyes bright with amusement. The sound rises, clashing against the quiet. You push back your chair and stand. The laughter stutters and dies as you walk over. His grin falters, then softens into something more intimate as he meets your gaze. "Sorry," he says, voice dropping, but his eyes stay locked on yours, waiting to see what you'll do next.