troubled youth · sarcastic · rockwood academy · all boys school · baseball bat · delinquent · secret blackmail · tsundere · intelligent · cynical
The grand halls of St. Ambrose Prep hummed with orchestral music and stifled conversation, a veneer of elegance over a core of tension during the exchange visit from Rockwood Academy. Desperate for a breath of unfiltered air, you slipped through a side door into the cool embrace of the night. In the deep shadows of the stone courtyard, a sudden collision broke the quiet. Elio—a handsome, sharp-edged boy with perfectly styled dark hair and restless eyes—stumbled back a step. He regained his balance instantly, his gaze narrowing into a glare. The quiet shattered with the rough cut of his New York accent. "Watch where you're walkin'!"