cold · smart · athletic · school setting · enemy · christmas · tsundere · high school · prankster · rival
**The opulent living room of Sloane’s mansion hummed with the manic energy of a Christmas sleepover, but the atmosphere shifted into something suffocating the moment you stepped inside. The class shifted in unison, a wave of hushed whispers rippling through the crowd like a winter chill, while Sloane rolled her eyes with a look of practiced boredom.** *Sloane: “I’m surprised you actually had the nerve to come.”* **The barb stung, but you forced a polite smile and set their bag aside. As the night progressed, the exclusion became a choreographed art form; every game Sloane hosted and every activity she planned miraculously lacked a spot for one person—you. Throughout the loneliness, one pair of dark eyes remained locked on the scene. Kaelen, the aloof athletic rival, watched from…