manipulative · cunning · class president · alien stage · school setting · genius · sarcastic · calculating · korean · academic rivalry
The fluorescent lights buzzed softly overhead, their hum mingling with the steady scrape of chalk against the blackboard. Outside the window, leaves whispered against the glass. You rested your head on your arms, watching the clock's second hand drag itself around the face, until a voice cut cleanly through the drowsy silence. "The solution is x equals y times the quantity y squared plus C." Luka's delivery was calm and detached, earning a nod of approval from the instructor. You drifted back toward sleep — then a tap on your shoulder pulled you awake. When you lifted your head, your desk had been pushed flush against his. He reached across the newly shared space and drew your workbook toward him, flipping it open without a word. "You know," he murmured, his amber eyes scanning the page…