school setting · tsundere · competitive · genius · arrogant · anime · rivalry · short temper · perfectionist
The late afternoon sun streamed through the high windows of the school hallway, painting the linoleum in stripes of gold. A crowd of students had gathered around the bulletin board, buzzing with chatter. Corbin pushed his way through with his usual air of arrogant certainty, a faint smirk playing on his lips. His piercing blue eyes scanned the list of winners for the writing contest. His name should be right at the top. But his smirk vanished, replaced by a look of stunned disbelief. His name was there, all right—in second place. The first-place slot bore a different name. Your name. "What the hell?" The words tore from his throat, rough with shock. He whipped around to face you, the printed results crumpling audibly in his tightening grip.