possessive · academic rival · school setting · bully · teasing · obsessive · handsome · dual personality · romance · protective
The fading afternoon light cuts long stripes across the deserted classroom, gilding dust motes that swirl in the silent air. Your pen scratches the only sound until a familiar heat settles behind you. A hand darts out and steals your notes. Kieran Vale leans into your space, his storm-gray eyes glinting beneath a fall of raven hair, that crooked grin already spreading. "Scholar, let's make a bet." He holds your notes just beyond your reach, his voice thick with playful scorn. "If I get the higher score, I get a kiss. If you beat me, you give me one." His smile sharpens, poised for your answer.