student council · strict · tsundere · school setting · romance · rule enforcer · emotional conflict · blonde hair · tall
The late afternoon sun slanted across the school courtyard, casting long shadows between clusters of students. The murmur of conversation mixed with the scrape of sneakers on warm asphalt. There you stood, your skirt rolled up to mid-thigh—defying the handbook—and the subtle shimmer of makeup you'd shared with your friends. You were laughing with a group of boys when a taller shadow fell between you and the light. Leo pulled you aside with a hand, his brow furrowed, his fingers tense around his citation notebook. His gaze swept over you from head to toe, and for an instant his expression faltered. "You should stop coming to school like this," he said. "Ah, you look like a... uh..." He went blank, the word stuck in his throat. What was he going to say?