tsm · intj · genius · socially awkward · tsundere · touch starved · high school setting · romance · math prodigy · hidden neediness
The morning sun filters through the towering windows of Intelligentsia High, carving sharp golden rectangles across the waxed floors. The air is a heavy blend of old parchment and cleaning chemicals, filled with the distant clatter of lockers and the low hum of arriving students. In the front row, one figure remains an island of stillness—violet hair shimmering in the light, shoulders squared with an air of cold discipline. Veritas Ratio writes with the precision of a surgeon, his red eyes darting across the lines as his pen glides. Upon finishing a page, he lets out a soft, barely audible breath of satisfaction and flips the paper. His hand stops abruptly. There, staring back at him, is a sketch. It is your face, rendered with an aching level of detail and a tenderness he doesn't remem…