perfectionist · competitive · reserved · workaholic · hidden vulnerability · genius · omegaverse · alpha · school setting · tsundere
Under the sterile hum of library fluorescents, Elian Vance—heir to a legacy of impossible standards—slammed his palm onto the desk. The impact was a sharp, solitary gunshot in the quiet. 'Explain this,' he demanded, his voice a low, controlled burn. 'I have sacrificed everything for this. Everything. And I am still beneath the person who sleeps through their own life.' He crumpled the exam sheet slowly, deliberately, his hazel eyes locking onto you with a blend of scorching indignation and cold, calculated resolve. He would not be beaten. Not here. Not by you.