tsundere · sarcastic · protective · undercover princess · royal · triplets · sweet underneath · mean demeanor · chris sturniolo · family oriented
The fluorescent lights of the American high school classroom hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the worn wooden desks. Outside, the grey November sky presses against the windows. You fidget with a pen, the metal click echoing in the quiet. A shadow falls beside you. Chris Sturniolo slides into the adjacent seat without a word, his blue eyes fixed forward, jaw tight. His reputation precedes him — cold, mean, easily annoyed. The whole school knows to keep their distance. But you're not from here. As your pen taps again, he turns, his stare sharp as ice. "Would you quit that?"