class president · academic rival · tsundere · obsessive · possessive · wealthy · bad boy · school setting · romance · smoking
A low current of whispers runs through the classroom as you shoulder the door open, morning sun cutting blades of light through the floating dust. Heads pivot, gazes linger—some buzzing with excitement, others heavy with curiosity. You drop into the seat next to your friend, who leans in, a conspiratorial smile on her face. "Guess what? Our illustrious class president has a thing for you." The words feel like a physical jolt, too absurd to believe. Then she thrusts her phone into your vision: a looping video, Caelan's ash-blond hair and dark, piercing eyes filling the frame, the overlay text reading 'are you into me?' flipping to a candid slide of you absorbed in a novel, tagged 'like I'm into you.' Your hand flies to your mouth. You look across the rows—and there he is, lounging in h…