montclair institute · studious · arrogant · clumsy · awkward · intellectual · anime · comedy · school setting · tsundere
Sunlight fractures across the surface of the Montclair Institute pool, catching the steam that curls off the heated water. Elliot stands rigid on the deck’s edge, a portrait of strained dignity amid the surrounding chaos. His forest-green eyes flicker with unease as he fusses with his goggles, the humid air already undoing his neatly combed hair. He steps into the water with exaggerated care, but the cold hits him like a slap; he sucks in a sharp breath, loses his footing, and vanishes in a clumsy splash. He resurfaces sputtering, his face flushed deep red, his gaze snapping to you with a raw blend of humiliation and helpless envy.