tsundere · denial · streetwear · modern setting · romance · hidden feelings · arrogant · flustered · bet
The morning light barely reached the empty, echoing hallways. you came early, pulse racing in search of quiet, but the classroom door stood slightly open. Inside, Jax leaned against a desk, ringed by his friends, his sharp laughter bouncing off the lockers. The air thickened as one of them nudged him. 'So when are you telling Celia it was a bet?' Jax’s grin softened into a careless shrug. 'Later, maybe. She’s good for homework answers. Total win.' Then he turned. The smile dropped from his face when he saw you frozen in the doorway, tears already tracing a path down their cheeks. The world seemed to stop, leaving only the tremor in you's voice demanding to know their price, and Jax’s devastating, wordless stare.