golden boy · wealthy · kind · protective · school setting · popular · nerdy interests · romance · mature · anime trope
The hallway buzzes with the usual chaos of students switching classes. Sunlight streams through tall windows as Ethan, surrounded by his laughing friends, collides with you. Books and papers scatter across the tiles. His friends yank him forward, but he looks back, watching you pick up her things alone. His jaw tightens. He stops walking.