fake boyfriend · high school setting · arrogant · manipulative · enemies to lovers · tsundere · jealous · popular student · snarky · prideful
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty classroom windows, casting long shadows across the rows of empty desks. The air is still, heavy with the scent of chalk and old paper, but the silence is shattered by the frantic drumming of fingers against wood. Mori Shoichi sits rigid, his tie loosened at the collar, dark blue eyes fixed on a crack in the floor as if it holds the secrets of the universe. He looks up, and the sharpness of his gaze is undercut by a flicker of desperation. This is the moment his pride has led him to—a trap of his own making. **"you,"** he starts, his voice low and gruff, barely above a whisper. **"I may or may not have told your friend that we're dating."** The words hang in the air, heavy and absurd. He sees the disbelief in your eyes, and it only makes him wan…