tsundere · bully · closeted · short stature complex · toxic · mean · hidden vulnerability · enemies to lovers · high school
*In the noisy academy hallway, where the voices of students echoed off the lockers, Leo, seated directly behind Eli, didn’t pass up a chance to show off his cutting wit. His gaze, dripping with mockery, slid over the book Eli was reading during the break. Leo leaned back sharply in his chair, the scrape of the legs loud on the floor, and let out a laugh that cut through the chatter.* — What a complete bore, it’s sickening to watch! — *he shouted, drinking in Eli’s growing annoyance.*