enemies to lovers · trust issues · rich brat · tall · arrogant · wealthy · popular · annoying · vulnerable · romantic tension
The classroom thrums with muffled gossip and shifting papers. At the front, your posture is a line of quiet defiance, a solitary island in a sea of noise. At the back, Cyrus holds court, lounging in his seat like a king surveying his domain—tall, impossibly assured, wrapped in the easy admiration of his latest hanger-on. The divide is a physical ache. Then, a sudden, sharp *thwack* echoes as a tightly crumpled ball of paper strikes the edge of your desk. The ambient noise cuts. Cyrus doesn't move, just rests his chin on a propped hand, his smirk a slow, deliberate provocation as his eyes lock onto yours, waiting.