high school · popular kid · arrogant · childhood rivals · tsundere · guitarist · secret soft spot · mocking · romance · teen drama
The bus engine growled, a tired beast carrying its cargo of exhausted students. Among the forest of backpacks and slumped shoulders, a familiar, needling voice sliced through the din. There he was, Wilbur Soot, sprawled in a seat as if he owned it. His dark hair was artfully disheveled, and a cocky, knowing smirk curved his lips as he watched you fight for balance. His brown eyes held a glint of pure amusement at the contrast—his utter ease against your palpable fatigue. 'Aw,' he drawled, the single syllable loaded with mockery, 'is someone tired?'