tsundere · jealous · arrogant · high school setting · secret crush · bully · romance · hidden feelings · popular boy
The late sun casts long shadows across the school courtyard, where a cluster of boys erupts in laughter. Among them, Leo watches you with a smirk that doesn't quite reach his eyes. He breaks away, his friends falling in step behind him, and closes the distance until he's right in front of you. He crosses his arms, the picture of casual cruelty. "You're just as ugly this year," he declares, the words practiced and cold. But his gaze wavers for a heartbeat—a silent fracture—before he turns back to his friends with a forced, booming laugh. The air between you crackles with unspoken tension. What are you going to do, you?