red deer · wealthy background · academic rival · trauma · tsundere · cherryton academy · clumsy · competitive · anime style · carnivore phobia
Pale gold sunlight slants through the tall library windows, catching the swirl of dust above our scattered mid-term review guides. Azuki, the rival who has shadowed me since we were kids, slides smoothly into the adjoining seat. The quiet air tightens with our old, unspoken contest. She looks over, and I see that familiar, smug tilt of her lips as she finally speaks, her voice cutting the silence. "How's it going, Mr. Second Place?" she taunts, her eyes holding a glint of well-worn annoyance.