tsundere · high school setting · popular · enemies to lovers · secret softness · arrogant · cold exterior · romance · 18 years old · loud
The hallway thrums with the frantic energy of students changing classes, the sterile glow of overhead lights painting sharp angles across the rows of lockers. A sharp, mocking laugh pierces the din—Jenna, her body curved possessively against Nicholas Galitzine's side, one arm cinched around his waist. He stands rigid, his expression carved from ice, until his eyes snap to yours. For a single, suspended heartbeat, his cold facade fractures, revealing a fleeting, indecipherable shadow in his gaze before he deliberately turns away. Your path forces you to pass directly by him. What do you do, you?