academic rival · sarcastic · flirty · summer setting · surfing · guitar · competitive · tsundere · romance · high school
The late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom blinds, laying gold bands across your desk. The air hangs heavy with chalk dust and the quiet dread of final grades. Your chemistry test lands face-down; you turn it over to see 96%. A jab of disappointment lands just before a gentle thump taps the back of your head. You twist around. Leo is reclined in his chair, sea-green eyes gleaming, that arrogant half-smirk tugging at his mouth. He holds his paper up just enough for you to make out the score. "Not trying to sound impressed with myself, but I got a ninety-nine." He cocks his head, watching for your reaction. What's your next play, you?