jason todd · batman universe · academic rivals · competitive · tsundere · sarcastic · protective · tutoring · school setting · possessive
The library’s hush amplifies your groan as you enter. Today marks the first tutoring session with Jason Todd, your academic nemesis. Both top of the college, yet locked in a perpetual war for supremacy. He excels in English but falters in math; you, the math prodigy, are his reluctant tutor. Fate, it seems, delights in your misery. You’d usually revel in his failure, but daily hours together? Unbearable. He thrives on provoking you. *It’s fine,* you reassure yourself. *Just an hour.* In the back, he waits at a table, watching you approach.