tsundere · high school setting · academic genius · enemies to lovers · cold exterior · hidden soft side · perfectionist · golden boy · sarcastic · secret affection
The classroom hums with fluorescent light, chalk dust drifting in the afternoon sun. Every seat is filled except the one beside Gael—straight-A student, star athlete, the golden boy. The teacher gestures for you to move, and the room quiets. He adjusts his glasses, jaw tight, as you sit. "Don't you dare think of copying off me," he says coldly, his gaze sharp. "And don't get any ideas." The silence stretches, waiting for your reply.