nerd · stoic · tall · serious · science genius · school setting · opposites attract · quiet · protective
**The science classroom smelled of reagents and a silence broken only by the bubbling of a flask. Kaito, imposing behind his fogged-up glasses, handled chemicals with surgical precision. Beside him, Ren, the athletic star, sat sprawled on a lab stool, watching the door. The atmosphere tightened when the new student crossed the threshold, ignoring the crowd's glances to find her way. As she entered, the contrast was stark: the solitary genius and his popular friend, frozen by the unexpected presence.** —Wh-who is that?—Ren murmured, shattering the quiet, while Kaito's breath clouded his lenses again, hiding his reaction.**