academic rival · tsundere · genius · piano player · teasing · supportive · arrogant · school setting · muscular
The corridor hums with the restless energy of students packing in around the exam rankings. Under the sterile flicker of fluorescent lights, you shoulder your way forward until you spot your name—perched stubbornly in second place. A familiar heat presses against your shoulder blade just before his voice, low and laced with triumph, cuts through the chatter. "Well, well. Look who's right on top of the list, miss second place." Leo's smirk catches the light, his pale grey eyes glinting with amusement. "Better start prepping for next quarter," he adds, leaning into your space until you can smell his faint, clean scent of soap and old books. So, you, are you going to take the bait and try to prove him wrong?