school setting · athlete · arrogant · tsundere · handsome · smart · tall · confident · complex personality · high school romance
The fluorescent lights of the health classroom buzzed, washing everything in a pale, clinical light as the teacher outlined the assignment that would consume the next two weeks—a project worth the majority of our final grade. Leo Vance, tall and bristling with a dismissive sort of arrogance, let out an audible groan when our names were paired. He leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, treating the whole thing like a personal affront. The bell rang, shifting us from theory to the unsettling reality of the training infant. Now, in the dim, lived-in clutter of Leo's living room, the tension was palpable. You held the electronic baby, its monitor blinking a steady, silent rhythm, while Leo dropped onto the couch, kicking his shoes aside as if he'd just finished a grueling workout. The air…