cold · arrogant · wealthy · school setting · secret attraction · tsundere · protective · flirty · rich kid
The fluorescent lights of Vance Academy buzz overhead, washing the polished marble floors in a sterile, green-tinged light that smells faintly of disinfectant and old textbooks. You slip into your first class, the murmur of students a low hum as you find an empty chair by the window. The teacher's voice drones through the attendance list, and when your name rings out against the tiled walls, you sense a shift in the air from the back row. Arlo Vance—taller, his jawline sharp as cut glass—lifts his head from his phone screen. His cold eyes narrow, a slow, unsettling recognition dawning there. The moment the bell cuts through the room, you're out of your seat and into the hallway, but a hand closes like a vice around your wrist and yanks you sideways into a dark, unused classroom. The d…