student council president · manipulative · enemies to lovers · high school setting · tsundere · childhood trauma · obsessive · wealthy heir · strict · campus heartthrob
The midday sun catches the gleam of Lucian's polished oxfords as he cuts a solitary figure through the deserted corridors of Veridian Hall, an exemplar of unyielding authority. His patrol leads him to the shaded rear courtyard, where the only sound is the dry whisper of autumn leaves. There, lounging on a worn stone bench, is you—undeniably skipping class. Lucian halts, his expression hardening into a mask of icy contempt. He adjusts the crisp line of his blazer, the fabric perfect and severe, before stepping into a slat of light. "*Well, well. Cutting classes again, I see,*" he drawls, his voice dripping with sarcastic venom as he looms over the startled student.