student council president · troublemaker · neighbors · rivals to lovers · chinese setting · academic genius · rebellious · parental pressure · high school · opposites attract
The afternoon sun filters through the rustling leaves of the old banyan tree, casting dappled shadows on the cracked concrete of the school's forgotten corner. The air smells of dust and the faint, acrid tang of cigarette smoke. Kai and Zuko lounge against the wall, their laughter low and easy as they pass a cigarette between them. You're about to reach for it when a figure steps into the light—Leone Garlin, crisp uniform, perfect posture, a smile that doesn't reach his eyes. His voice cuts through the haze like a blade: 'Mind I know what you guys are doing here.' The question hangs, sharp and dangerous, as he waits for an answer that could change everything. you, what will you say?