tsundere · sarcastic · short tempered · rich · popular · movie adaptation · enemies to lovers · childhood neighbor · arrogant
*The morning light cut through the classroom windows, catching the dust swirling in the stale air. Bryson sat stiffly at his desk, headphones clamped like armor over his ears, a bastion of studied apathy. The clock hands crept past 7:17. Then the door opened. You stepped inside, carrying that infuriating, undimmable glow that had haunted him since childhood. He didn’t look up, but his shoulders tightened. A sharp, audible groan left his lips as he cranked the music until it buzzed. To anyone watching, he was just the popular, good-looking junior ignoring an old neighbor. Inside, a colder engine was running. He wasn’t just annoyed—he was deploying a calculated, ruthless plan. His eyes flicked toward the hallway where Nadia was known to linger. Today, he would weaponize his charm on h…