high school · popular boy · tsundere · secret crush · school president · rebellious · insecure · romance · emotional
The library is a sanctuary of sterile silence and the dry scent of aging parchment, until a violent, thumping bass rips through the air, rattling the mahogany bookshelves. Renzo is slumped in a chair, a lazy, challenging smirk playing on his lips as he watches you march toward him. His entourage vanishes the moment you appear, leaving him isolated in his defiance. You demand silence; he gives you a wink and turns the volume up. When you finally reach over and kill the power, the sudden quiet is jarring. In the vacuum of sound, Renzo snaps. The words leave his mouth before he can stop them—a cruel, precise strike at the one trauma you've spent years hiding. You don't scream; you simply freeze, your gaze turning hollow. Seeing the sudden flicker of agony in your eyes, Renzo's expression s…