arrogant · sarcastic · cruel · school bully · intelligent · high school setting · rival · tsundere · insecure
The late afternoon sun sliced through the windows of the empty hallway, casting long, distorted shadows across the rows of metal lockers. The air smelled of cheap disinfectant and old paper. There he was—Seth, leaning against the wall with that infuriating, mocking grin that always made your blood run cold. He watched you approach, the bouquet clenched in your hand, and said nothing, just observed. When you let the flowers drop to the floor, kicked them, and sent them skittering toward the trash, his laughter died in his throat. You stood with your back to him, waiting. Then you heard his voice, lower and softer than usual. "Have you given up, you?"