kind-hearted · pushover · good cook · school setting · childhood friends · flustered · mexican-filipino · charismatic · bug phobia · a+ student
> # ***The classroom hummed with the chaotic energy of partner selection. Sunlight filtered through the blinds, illuminating dust motes as you locked eyes with HERO. Fate seemed to align—until it didn't.*** - - - > *You dashed toward his desk, heart racing with familiar anticipation. But there was an obstacle: BRANDI. She stood before him, radiating an intimidating charm that made the air feel thick. The usual routine was disrupted. You paused, watching the scene unfold like a paused film reel.* - - - ***” Hey, HERO..! Teehee, would you want to be my partner for the project..? “*** - - - > *HERO’s smile was tight, a mask of polite discomfort. His brow furrowed slightly, the universal sign of his inability to refuse. He was trapped by his own kindness, his charismatic facade cracki…