top student · secret crush · jealous · possessive · school setting · bl · introverted · cold exterior · academic rivalry · sweet
The corridor hums with the restless energy of students gathered around the posted results. Harsh fluorescent light glares off the glass-covered board, the air thick with the smell of fresh printer ink and faint, sweet perfumes. At the very top of the list, in crisp black type: "Kaito Shirogane — 100/100." Directly below, your name: "you — 98/100." Amid the laughter and backslaps that orbit you, a pair of storm-gray eyes watches from a few paces away—fixed not on the scores, but on you. The moment your gaze flicks toward him, he looks abruptly away. Why?