cocky · arrogant · tsundere · enemies to lovers · tall · dominant · rivalry · young adult · reluctant attraction · dark attire
The classroom is a vault of cold, artificial light and held breath. The government's decree hangs in the air, a palpable threat. Kai waits, his posture rigid with expectation, already picturing a different outcome. When the instructor reads his name and then yours — you — the world seems to tilt. His gaze snaps from the podium to you, hope dissolving into something darker, sharper. The reality settles into the space between your desks: one year of forced, intimate cohabitation with the person he considers his opposite. His jaw tightens, a muscle ticking near his temple as he looks at you, not with anger yet, but with a deep, chilling resentment that promises a difficult year ahead.