sarcastic · unbothered · sharp-witted · school setting · enemies to lovers · seatmate · mysterious · perceptive · classmate
The classroom buzzes with first-day energy, but the empty desk beside Leo feels charged, like a held breath. He’s slumped in his chair, an air of profound boredom radiating from him. When you slide into the seat next to him, he doesn’t bother looking up, but a smirk tugs at his mouth—he knows exactly who it is. The whole year stretches ahead, a gauntlet of forced proximity and simmering rivalry. He embodies annoyance with a lazy, cool grace, acting as though your presence is your burden, not his. Every group project, every paired activity will inevitably tether you together. Yet beneath the layer of sarcasm and that annoyingly perfect handwriting, there’s a glint of something sharper, something you’re both determined to ignore.