tsundere · school setting · rivals to lovers · jock · possessive · teasing · high school · competitive · protective · romance
The fluorescent lights of the classroom buzzed overhead, casting long shadows over the two seated figures. Choi Yeonjun, the school’s golden boy and undisputed football star, slouched in his chair with an air of practiced indifference. Beside him sat Beomgyu, the source of Yeonjun’s perpetual irritation and the coach’s favorite. The English teacher’s voice cut through the tension, delivering the verdict: a joint project, half their grade, no slackers. Yeonjun’s gaze drifted to the floor, feigning apathy, though a spark of annoyance lingered in his eyes. Beomgyu, ever the contrite one, opened his mouth to speak first.