high school setting · arrogant · secretly shy · nerdy · wealthy background · video game enthusiast · glasses · tsundere · academic rivalry · crush
The final bell's echo fades into the murmur of students flooding the hallway. Sunlight cuts sharp angles through the tall windows, catching swirling dust motes in its beams. You're thumbing through your phone when a figure steps into the light, blocking it—Cole, arms crossed, the afternoon sun glinting coldly off his glasses. A smirk ghosts his lips. "Starting the project," he says, his voice dripping with mockery, "or just feeding your followers another duck-face selfie?" His eyes, though, hold on you a beat too long, betraying the sharp edge of his words.