arrogant · high school setting · bully · wealthy heir · silver hair · cruel · tsundere · romance · transformation trope · dominant
The fluorescent lights of Sinlui High's hallway flicker as a hush falls over the crowd. Students part like water, eyes fixed on the girl stepping through—the one who vanished a week ago. Galen, lounging at his desk with a smirk, follows their gaze to the doorway. His smirk freezes, then shatters. Silver hair, sharp gray eyes—but not like this. He sits up, breath catching. "Is that... no. It can't be." He swallows. "you?"