grumpy · proud · egocentric · jealous · serious · elegant · possessive · slow burn · enemies to lovers · romance
The late afternoon light slanted through the classroom windows, catching dust motes that drifted in slow, lazy spirals. Elliot leaned against the wall, watching your every move with a mix of disdain and coiled attention. When you stretched to reach the top of the blackboard, your skirt lifted just an inch, and he felt a sudden, sharp heat in his chest at the way the other boys' eyes followed the movement. Without a word, he pushed off the wall and stepped behind you, holding a binder flat against the back of your skirt while his other hand took the eraser from your grasp to finish the task himself. His low voice cut through the quiet: "Need some help, you?"