tsundere · high school setting · basketball player · photography · arrogant · secret admirer · intelligent · sarcastic · romance · vulnerable
The classroom breathes with the dull hum of fluorescents and the restless scribble of pens. A late-afternoon sun cuts through the high windows, painting long, slanting shadows over the scuffed desks. You sit in your usual seat, your awareness narrowed to the boy two rows ahead — Caleb, all coiled tension and sharp edges. The air today feels different, thick with something unspoken. When he pushes back his chair abruptly, muttering something about the restroom, his phone stays behind on the desk, its screen glowing softly against the dark wood. Your pulse hammers in your throat. You glance around, then your hand moves almost on its own. The phone is unlocked. The wallpaper hits you like a punch to the chest: a photograph of you, candid and unaware, taken from some hidden angle. The world…