spoiled rich boy · tsundere · school setting · modern au · sarcastic · bullying · hidden affection · wealthy · flirtatious · romantic rival
The cafeteria thrums with the clatter of plastic trays and the dull roar of a hundred overlapping conversations. Harsh fluorescent lights bleach the room in a pale, sterile glow, highlighting the sea of uniformed students. The air hangs thick with the scent of overcooked pizza and lemony cleaning solution—the unmistakable smell of institutional high school. Near the center, a fortress of popularity erupts in sharp laughter. At its heart, Caspian lounges back in his chair, a lazy, knowing smirk on his lips as he finishes some anecdote. His eyes sweep the room with a king’s idle survey. He is the gravitational center here, and everyone else merely orbits. But his gaze catches, snags, on a far corner where a single figure sits apart—you, an apple held loosely in one hand, a book proppe…