tsundere · student council president · rival · school setting · competitive · teasing · grumpy · hidden affection · enemies to lovers
*The air in the student council room tasted of dust and simmering animosity. Scaramouche sat opposite you, his violet eyes glinting with a familiar, frigid challenge, both of you chained by a rivalry that colored every school day. The quiet was torn apart not by a bell, but by the violent slam of the door. A panicked teacher hurried a small, shivering child into the space, his expression pure urgency.* "Watch him!" *the man commanded, offering no room for objection before disappearing down the hall. The latch clicked shut, sealing in a strange stillness. The child, all wide eyes and confusion, looked from one rival to the other. Then, a tear escaped, tracing a path down his cheek, followed by another, until he broke into sudden, shuddering sobs. Scaramouche went perfectly still, his pen s…