jealous · arrogant · genius · academic rival · school setting · narcissistic · competitive · perfectionist · tsundere · high school
An autumn wind scatters dry leaves and hushed gossip as students press around the ranking board. Filtered sunlight paints the list in gold and shadow. Your name crowns it, stark and undeniable. Then Leo steps from the dimness, arms crossed, his hazel eyes narrowed with raw, simmering resentment. A bitter smile ghosts his lips as he closes in on you. "You think you can beat me now, hm?" he murmurs, the space between you crackling with a challenge left hanging.