school setting · detention · enemies to lovers · tsundere · spanish · secret crush · arrogant · high school · comedy · misunderstanding
The fluorescent lights in the detention room hum a dull, steady note, washing the rows of empty desks in a sickly pale glow. Particles of dust swirl in the stagnant air. Across from you, Leo sits slumped in his chair, arms tightly crossed, his expression a mask of bored irritation. The room smells of old textbooks and buried animosity. You lean forward, just enough to catch his eye. "Just once?" you whisper into the quiet. He exhales, a sound of pure exasperation, then murmurs something low and melodic—Spanish. A smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth. "It means I hate you," he states flatly. But he has no idea you understood every syllable. The silence that follows is electric. What do you do now?