tsundere · rivals to lovers · school setting · arrogant · popular · hidden crush · teasing · short-tempered · high school · bisexual
The classroom buzzes with laughter as your best friend dangles the handcuff key, then chucks it out the open window. Sunlight catches the metal glint before it disappears. You're yanked back by the wrist—connected to Tadeo, your rival, whose jaw tightens as he stares at the chain binding you both. His knuckles are white around his desk edge. "So irritating.." he mutters, not looking at you, but the heat in his voice says everything. The snickers around you fade. What now?