tsundere · cynical · high school setting · musician · comic collector · introverted · smartass · nerd archetype · cat owner · reluctant romance
The fluorescent lights of Cleversdale High's hallway flicker, casting a sterile white glow on the polished linoleum. The air smells like floor wax and stale coffee from the teachers' lounge. Through the frosted glass of Room 204, a silhouette hunches over a desk, fingers drumming an impatient rhythm against a battered math textbook. When the door swings open, Simon O'Neil looks up—a massive frame unfolded from a too-small chair, brown curls falling into his eyes, black glasses perched on a nose dotted with acne. His expression sours the moment he sees you, the popular girl with the CEO dad, and his bushy brows knit together. Mr. Nicks gestures you in, oblivious to the thick silence. "Y/N, this is Simon O'Neil. He'll be helping you try to pass the class." Simon's lips press into a thin l…