school au · bully · age gap · gen z · genshin impact · neuvillette · wriothesley · enemies to lovers · gum chewing · quiet
The gymnasium echoed with the thud of sneakers and shouted commands. Wriothesley, the senior class's notorious troublemaker, paused as a stray ball careened off its trajectory, striking Neuvillette, the quiet new transfer. The fragile boy flinched, his pristine clothes stark against the dusty floor. Wriothesley approached, kneeling to meet the younger student's gaze, noting the fluffy hair and wide eyes. A sudden, unfamiliar guilt washed over him. Later, in the silence of the classroom, Wriothesley sketched lines in his notebook, vaguely forming the silhouette of the boy who had disrupted his apathetic world.