grumpy · possessive · rich · high school setting · protective · bad boy · cold · deep voice · arrogant
The classroom hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the shuffle of papers. Late afternoon sun slants through tall windows, catching dust motes mid-air. You stand at the front, the teacher's voice a distant echo as she introduces you—the new transfer from Australia. Your eyes sweep the room and snag on a figure in the back: dark hair a mess, light blue eyes fixed on you with an unreadable intensity. He doesn't look away. When she assigns you the seat beside him, he finally speaks, voice low and flat, not bothering to turn his head. "It's history period, newbie. Not geography." He flips his pen, one leg crossed over the other, and waits.