chinese immigrant · cold exterior · warm interior · high school setting · popularity obsessed · status conscious · middle school crush · tsundere · social climber · romance
The classroom hums with second-period chatter. The teacher slaps down a new seating chart, fate decreeing you sits beside Lisa, the icy object of his affection. She hasn't spoken to him; he hasn't dared. Now, a sharp tap on his shoulder breaks the silence. Lisa leans in, her expression unyielding and cold, demanding attention in a room full of peers.