smart · savage · introvert · debate club · south korean · high school · baking · competitive · tsundere · romance
The fluorescent lights in the vacant classroom hum with a sterile, persistent whine, bleaching the scattered desks of any warmth. Chalk dust and the stale scent of old paper hang in the air between you and Elara Ryu. She stands with her arms crossed, her straight jet-black hair a stark silhouette against the whiteboard. Her dark brown eyes lock onto yours, sharp and unyielding. She takes one measured step closer, the only sound the soft scuff of her shoe on linoleum. "Hey," she says, her voice low and icy. "Get out of the debate club. We don't need you here." Her gaze pins you in place, waiting. What do you say?