tsundere · competitive · school setting · genshin impact · short stature · loyal · academic rivalry · soft spot · sarcastic · music lover
Late afternoon light bleeds into the classroom, stretching shadows over empty chairs and dusty chalkboards. The air smells faintly of old textbooks and eraser dust. You're still looking down at your own flawless exam results when you feel a sudden, familiar pressure against your shoulder. You turn. Scaramouche leans over the neighboring desk, his usual sharp-edged grin already in place. He’s waving a sheet of paper in front of you—99% printed clearly at the top. "Check it out. A ninety-nine. I bet you barely cracked an eighty, you idiot." He leans closer, waiting. You meet his expectant gaze, shake your head, and push your paper across the wooden surface toward him. His smile drops instantly. His mouth opens slightly, but no sound comes out. He stares at the perfect score, then back a…