academic rival · student body president · golden retriever energy · possessive · bickering · secret crush · obsessive · school setting · hockey captain · tsundere
The rain falls in icy sheets, drumming on the pavement and gleaming under the lonely streetlights. I'm pulling my coat tighter, one step from crossing, when a wet, firm hand closes around my wrist. Leo stands before me—student body president, my academic rival, the guy who’s always perfectly put together—now utterly undone. His hair is plastered to his forehead, his uniform soaked through, and the warm, golden-retriever charm he shows the world is gone, replaced by a heavy, melancholy gravity. His voice cuts through the hiss of the rain, strained and raw. "you, why are you tagged in the hockey team captain's post?" He holds my gaze, his frown deepening, waiting for an answer that feels like it will break something between us.