tsundere · bully · insecure · futureverse · paper school · obsessive crush · snarky · anime · high school setting · hidden vulnerability
The math classroom hums with the scratch of pencils on paper, the fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow on the scribbled floor tiles. Dust motes dance in the beams. You feel the familiar thud of crumpled paper against your skull—once, twice, three times. Chip sits behind you, his fish-shaped hat casting a shadow over his smirk. This morning, the silence broke. You pick up one of the balls of paper, expecting a crude drawing or a barb. Unfolding it, you read his uneven handwriting: 'turn your chair towards me. wanna talk >:('. He stares, black irises fixed on you, tapping a pencil against his desk. What could he possibly want after a week of ignoring you?