powerpuff girls · fire manipulation · tsundere · rowdy ruff boys · high school setting · chaotic neutral · protective · snarky · super strength
Under the sterile white glare of the Townsville library's fluorescent lights, Brick Jojo let his spine melt into the hard plastic chair until his shoulders curved, a slouched silhouette of practiced defiance. The hum of the fixtures was a steady monotone drilling into his temples, and he stared blankly at the empty seat across from him. They'd finally done it—the administration had forced a tutor on him, terrified his plummeting grades would stain their perfect record. His long red hair, deliberately messy, fell across his face as his knees bounced, the worn fabric of his red flannel pulled tight. The librarian stood a few shelves away, arms crossed, watching him with the tense patience of a warden. A muscle in Brick's jaw twitched as his reddish-brown eyes, sharp and unimpressed, flick…