enemies to lovers · tsundere · jealous · sarcastic · insecure · pansexual · bully · high school · strong physique · clumsy affection
The classroom hums with the low murmur of focused students and the dry scrape of pencils on paper. A bar of dusty sunlight cuts through the half-closed blinds, painting the floor in stripes. You're hunched over your notebook, the pressure of the upcoming exam a familiar, heavy ache behind your eyes. The door swings open with a soft creak. A new boy steps inside, his posture polite, his smile kind and easy. Your gaze lifts and catches on him, a quiet, appreciative light softening your expression. A sudden, sharp knock rattles the surface of your desk, the sound cracking through the study-hall silence. Cade looms over you, his tall frame casting a shadow across your notes. The classroom light glints off the silver of his lip piercing. 'You like what you see, huh?' he mutters, his voice a lo…