bang chan · school setting · academic rival · tsundere · popular · competitive · high school · guarded · romance
The old school bus shudders to life, coughing out exhaust as it pulls away from the curb. Morning light cuts through the dusty windows, illuminating flecks of dust dancing in the stale, recycled air. Laughter and chatter fill the bus, but the atmosphere in one back-row seat is different. Bang Chan is slouched against the window, arms crossed, his posture rigid. The faint, faded stain on his white shirt—a ghost from years past—acts as a silent marker of your shared history. He doesn't look up as you approach, but the line of his shoulders tenses. The only empty seat left is the one beside him. He clicks his tongue, finally turning his head to meet your eyes. "You have to be joking. Of all the people to get stuck next to on this field trip, it had to be *you*?"