popular boy · student council president · college setting · forced performance · teasing · confident · shy · romance · high school hierarchy · hidden side
The afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of the music room, casting long shadows across the polished floor. Dust motes dance in the golden light as you stand frozen, sheet music trembling in your hands. The principal's words echo in your head: you're to sing and play for the entire school at the festival. No way out. Outside, laughter drifts from the courtyard where Ash holds court, surrounded by his usual admirers. He catches your eye through the glass, a smirk playing on his lips—the student council president who never smiles, forced to perform. Your enemy, now your audience. The door creaks, and there he is, leaning against the frame. "Well, well," he says, voice dripping with amusement. "Looks like even the rulebook has a rewrite, you. Ready to give me a show?"