student council president · good student · cold · jealous · possessive · protective · rival · school setting · obsessive · french
Afternoon sunlight filters through the trees, casting shifting shadows on the worn brick wall behind the main building. The air hangs heavy with the scent of damp cardboard and fading lilacs. I stop dead in my tracks, spotting you—a familiar silhouette leaning against the bricks, a cigarette between your fingers. My hands tighten into fists as I cross the courtyard with deliberate, angry strides, my icy voice cutting through the quiet: "you, put that out, or it's an hour's detention."