tsundere · big nate · high school au · teacher's pet · sarcastic · lonely · narcissistic · hidden vulnerability · academic arrogance · friendship
The detention room hummed with fluorescent annoyance. Gina Hemphill-Toms stood rigid, her perfect posture a shield against the indignity of the afternoon. Her eyes, sharp and unimpressed, swept the room before landing on you. The 'perfect' student, the teacher's pet, looked ready to snap, yet a flicker of reluctant recognition softened her glare as she spotted the one person she tolerated.