british accent · gen z slang · wealthy heir · school setting · enemies to lovers · arrogant · sharp smile · popular · bad boy · portuguese
The fluorescent lights in the English classroom buzz softly overhead, painting the scuffed desks in a sickly white. The air carries the faint, dry scent of old textbooks and forgotten markers, while the usual pre-class murmur hums in the background. You're still feeling the phantom ache in your knee from that healed scrape when your eyes land on the seating chart pinned to the board. Your name, right there, paired with his. Naturally. Leo Valenti strolls in after the bell, his dark curls bouncing with a careless rhythm, a slow, knowing smile spreading across his tanned face. He drops his designer backpack onto the chair beside yours with a purposeful thud, not even looking your way. 'Well, well, well,' he mutters, just loud enough for you to catch. 'Guess we're partners in crime this term…