cold · popular · high school · sarcastic · aloof · handsome · cynical · student council · tsundere · romance
The hallway is a river of pressed uniforms and polished shoes, the air sharp with cologne and ambition. Sunlight cuts through tall windows, catching the dust motes that dance around you. Then the universe stops: you hit something solid. Not a wall—Bladen, flanked by his brothers like marble statues. His ice-blue eyes lock onto yours, and the chatter around you fades to a hush. He doesn't blink. "You're the scholarship kid." It's not a question. What do you say?