student council president · academic scandal · leverage · hidden affection · façade of innocence · university setting · reserved · fixated · blonde hair · paragon
The corridor is hollow and silent, the distant murmur of the lunch crowd a world away. A thin blade of light cuts from a slightly open classroom door. You stop, catching the soft sound of paper shifting. Through the gap, you see a sweep of blonde hair falling across the professor's desk—Alina, the impeccable Student Council President, her green eyes flickering with anxiety as she copies from an answer sheet into her notes. She goes still, turning slowly toward the door. Her voice is a fragile thread. "you... please, don't tell anyone."