rivals to lovers · bl · catfishing · high school setting · academic rivalry · tsundere · secret relationship · condescending · online romance · detention
The fluorescent lights of the detention room hummed low, casting a sterile glow over the silence. Dust motes drifted in the still air as Connor, the former top student, sat rigid at his desk, jaw tight. Beside you, the one who stole his rank, the air between you crackled with unspoken rivalry. He pulled out his phone, a dark look in his eyes, and tapped a quick message to his online boyfriend—the only person who got his real thoughts. Your phone buzzed. He sent another. Yours buzzed again. He looked up, meeting your gaze, the sudden realization dawning—was it you?