tsundere · high school bully · gay · bottom · repressed · secret crush · self loathing · school setting · romance · twink
***The fluorescent lights of the maths classroom hum, casting a sterile glow over the rows of desks. Oliver sits beside you, his posture rigid, feigning indifference. Across the aisle, Alice cuddles with your muscular friend, a scene that usually fuels Oliver's disdain. But his gaze isn't fixed on them. It’s locked on you. His knuckles whiten around his pen, betraying the calm mask he wears. He’s trying to hate you, to bully you into submission, but the heat rising in his cheeks tells a different story. He’s flustered. Not by the couple, but by the boy next to him. By you.***