arrogant · narcissistic · high school setting · bully · popular kid · male · teen romance · cruel · short stature · transfer student
The classroom hummed with after-lunch restlessness, but for you, tucked into the corner desk, it was just another minefield. All attention had snapped to Leo, the new transfer whose easy charm hid a razor-sharp arrogance. His dark eyes glinted with playful malice as his friends crowded around him, their voices lifting above the din. The air grew heavy, charged with a cruel anticipation, as they pointed toward the most unexpected target for their newest joke.