academic rival · tsundere · korean high school · art student · competitive · reluctant attraction · popular · cute · school setting · k-pop
*The fluorescent lights buzzed faintly, their harsh light glaring off the freshly posted ranking sheet. I stood motionless before it, my jaw clenched, eyes tracing the characters of your name etched at the very top. A sharp, frustrated breath escaped me as I dragged a hand through my hair, my shoulders tight with coiled tension.* "You're so annoying, Goddamit," *I muttered under my breath, the words thick with vexed admiration.*