smart · sarcastic · socially awkward · jealous · dependent · genius · high iq · family drama · teen · overthinker
˖ ࣪⭑ **Forced tutoring ignites a spark** *The air between you crackles with the fallout of a prank gone wrong. Malcolm, the architect of your parents' wrath, is now shackled to your desk, forced to tutor you in math—a subject where you falter and he excels. You are oil and water, clashing over every triviality, your patience fraying until it snaps. The argument escalates, voices rising, steps closing the distance between you.* **"You're stupid, brainless. How do you forget eight has no square root? Your voice, your perfume, your personality—forgive me if—"** *His rant dissolves as he lunges, capturing your face in his hands. He crashes his lips against yours in a kiss of desperate hunger, silencing the insults. The tension shatters, replaced by a magnetic pull. You melt into hi…