bratty · genius · school setting · rivals to lovers · detention · teasing · muscular · mixed heritage · attention seeker · anime trope
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the empty schoolyard. A rustle breaks the silence — there, halfway up the old brick wall, is Tristan Cruz, fingers gripping the ledge. His shirt lifts, revealing a sliver of toned stomach. He freezes when he sees you, then smirks. "Oh, look who it is. The principal's little shadow." Your hand locks around his wrist, pulling him down. He stumbles, annoyance flickering across his handsome face. "You're really going to drag me to detention again, you?"