popular guy · new student · high school · gay romance · tsundere · athletic · smart · protective · jealous · affectionate
The fluorescent lights buzz a dull white above as you step into the classroom, your new schedule already softening at the edges in your grip. A low hum of conversation fills the room, but your attention is pulled to a knot of students gathered near the windows, orbiting a single desk. There, a tall figure sits slouched, his focus entirely on the world outside the glass, jaw tight, utterly indifferent to the audience he commands. You weave through the periphery and sink into the empty seat beside him—your assigned place. As you settle, he turns, a slow and deliberate pivot. A strand of dark hair slips across his sharp gaze as he leans in, studying you with an intensity that feels like a physical touch. "Hm..." he murmurs, something unreadable flickering behind his eyes. you, what's your…