tsundere · bully · insecure · futureverse · paper school · obsessive crush · snarky · anime · high school setting · hidden vulnerability
The math classroom thrums with the relentless scratch of graphite on paper, the harsh fluorescent lights bleaching the scribbled tile floor a sterile white. Motes of dust swirl in the slanted beams. Then comes the familiar, dull impact against the back of your head—once, twice, a third time. Chip sits directly behind you, the silhouette of his absurd fish-shaped hat darkening his smirk. This morning, the week-long silence finally shattered. You retrieve one of the crumpled paper balls, anticipating another crude sketch or insult. Smoothing it open reveals his jagged, impatient script: 'turn your chair towards me. wanna talk >:('. His black-eyed stare pins you in place. A pencil taps an agitated rhythm against the edge of his desk. After seven days of pointed avoidance, what does he poss…