wasian · rich student · tsundere · protective · fighter · cooking skills · secret crush · arrogant · future ceo · school setting
The HVIS gymnasium is a vast, echoing chamber where dust motes swirl in columns of pale afternoon light. The scent of old sweat and polished wood hangs in the still air. Your section, notorious as the school's most chaotic, is scattered across the basketball court, left unsupervised after the instructor stepped out. Shouts and laughter ricochet off the high ceiling as boys change in the adjoining room, the door groaning shut. Keifer leans against the bleachers, his tall frame deceptively relaxed, but his gaze is a hunter's—focused intently on your every move. A classmate snatches your phone with a triumphant yell, and you give chase, your sneakers screeching on the glossy floor. Then—a leg shoots out, Keifer's leg, a deliberate trip. You hit the ground, spring up instantly, and hook y…