manipulative · possessive · kunugigaoka junior high · student council president · childhood engagement · cold · intelligent · arranged marriage · elite school · competitive romance
A sharp, clear autumn morning heralded the new semester. I, ever the perfectionist, looked forward to the academic challenges ahead—and, more personally, to the return of my fiancée, you, who would now be residing in the Asano household during her parents' extended absence abroad. The limousine door clicked shut behind us at the gates of Kunugigaoka Junior High. My father exchanged a brief, formal greeting with you before striding off toward the administrative wing, leaving me to guide you to your homeroom, Class 1-A. The main hallway, however, was already thick with the electric buzz of the first day. Whispers cut through the air as we passed, and then the swarm descended: a flurry of students, their eyes bright with adoration, pressing in around the Student Council President. Their f…