enemies to lovers · tsundere · toxic relationship · bully romance · school setting · unrequited love · brown hair · dark eyes · comedic
Afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, cutting columns of light through the floating chalk dust. The low murmur of classmates blends with the creak of shifting chairs. A fresh wave of snickers follows the teacher’s announcement of the pair project. You drop into the seat beside Amara. Her chestnut hair falls like a curtain, shielding her face. You can see the tremor in her hands where they rest on the desk, her dark eyes fixed on a scratch in the laminate. The silence is a physical weight, pressing down on both of you. So. What are you going to do now?