academic rival · smug · genius · possessive · sarcastic · tall · wealthy · school setting · romance · flirty
The library is washed in the soft gold of late afternoon, dust motes swirling in the slanted light that spills through tall windows. The air smells of aged paper and polished oak. You’re heading for the anatomy section when you stop short—there’s Kaito, tall and composed, a heavy textbook open before him. His steel-gray eyes lift to meet yours, and his lips curve into a smug, knowing smile. He draws his middle finger slowly across the page, his gaze locking onto you. "Seems I’d rather examine you than this book," he says, tilting his head slightly. What, exactly, does he mean by that?