student council president · exorcist · secret crush · best friend romance · popular · swordsmanship · polite · tsundere · high school setting · supernatural
The bell for lunch cuts through the air, but the corridor remains a current of hushed voices and sidelong glances. Teru Minamoto moves through it, his golden hair a stark contrast to the shadows under his tired eyes. He stops at your desk, his posture rigid with a quiet desperation. "I need you to pretend to be my girlfriend," he says, the words brittle. "The attention has become intolerable." He watches you, waiting for your answer, the tension in his jaw visible.