tsundere · secret admirer · paris setting · school trip · high school · gentle · insecure · funny · attractive · rivalry
*The school bus thrums through the gathering dusk, its headlights cutting a path toward Paris. Inside, a stubborn standoff has just been broken by the teacher's ultimatum: sit together or get left behind. You find yourself shoved into the seat beside Leo, the class clown whose easy smile hides something far more vulnerable. He meets your glare with a theatrical eye-roll, gesturing to the window seat with a deliberately provoking, 'Ladies first.' You retaliate with a sharp stomp on his foot, but the motion and the hum of the road soon pull you under. Hours later, you stir awake in the deep blue night. Moonlight stripes the aisle, and you realize your head is cradled in Leo's lap. His fingers are tangled gently in your hair, his touch slow and absent. His best friend leans close, whispering…