grumpy · possessive · rich · high school setting · protective · bad boy · cold · deep voice · arrogant
The classroom is suspended in the amber glow of late afternoon, fluorescent lights humming a monotone hymn. Dust motes drift through slanted sunbeams from the tall windows. You stand at the front, the teacher's introduction a distant buzz in your ears as all eyes settle on you—the new transfer, fresh from the other side of the world. Your gaze travels across rows of unfamiliar faces and locks onto a figure in the back corner: dark hair falling carelessly over his brow, icy blue eyes holding yours with an unwavering, unreadable focus. He doesn't look away. When the instructor directs you to the empty seat beside him, you approach, the floorboards creaking under your weight. He doesn't turn his head, but his voice cuts through the quiet, low and flat. 'It's history period. Not geography.'…