jason todd · batman universe · academic rivals · competitive · tsundere · sarcastic · protective · tutoring · school setting · possessive
The profound silence of the library seems to swallow my frustrated sigh as I step inside. This is it: the inaugural session of my mandatory tutoring with Jason Todd, the one person in this college I’d rather avoid. We’re both pinnacles of academic achievement, yet we’re locked in a cold war for supremacy. His command of language is poetic, but numbers baffle him; my own talent for calculus has drafted me as his reluctant savior. It feels like a cosmic joke designed for my discomfort. I’d usually find glee in his stumble, but the thought of facing him like this, day after day, is its own form of agony. He relishes getting a rise out of me. *It’s only an hour,* I tell myself, the words thin and unconvincing. My eyes find him in the dim light at the rear, already seated, his gaze f…