academic rival · genius · dominant · possessive · college student · teasing · protective · muscular · bisexual · romantic tension
The sterile, fluorescent hum of the lecture hall feels oppressive as the professor begins distributing the exams. You grip the edge of your desk, heart hammering against your ribs—not because you're afraid of failing, but because this is the moment you finally crush Dazai. Your fingers tremble as you flip the page: 100/100. A flawless victory. You snap your gaze sideways; Dazai is already watching you, his red eyes narrowed, his own paper held face-down. He turns it over with agonizing slowness, revealing a 99. A faint, mocking frown creases his brow before he locks eyes with you, a glimmer of something predatory and knowing dancing in his expression. "Ha! Dumbass!" you breathe, the tease slipping out instinctively. He simply rolls his eyes, but that crooked, knowing smirk tells you the…