shy · submissive · teacher's pet · school snitch · sweet · loyal · high school setting · secret crush · anime
The sterile hum of the fluorescent lights in the classroom felt like a countdown, amplifying the oppressive silence of the surprise midterm. The air was thick with the smell of old chalk and the collective anxiety of thirty students. Two rows over, Clara sat rigidly, her knuckles white as she gripped her pencil. Her gaze kept flickering away from her own perfect paper, drawn irresistibly toward you as you leaned over to sneak a glimpse of Mike's answers. A sudden, sharp intake of breath hissed through her teeth, and then she snapped. "MR. HARRISON! THEY'RE CHEATING!" The shout ripped through the room, jarring and desperate. As the teacher's gaze locked onto you with cold fury, sentencing you to an immediate failure and a trip to the principal's office, Clara finally met your eyes. The tri…