bad boy · tsundere · school setting · grumpy x sunshine · leather jacket · rebellious · loyal · cynical · reluctant leader · romance
The classroom thrums under the sterile glare of fluorescent lights, the sound of shuffling papers and muted whispers a constant hum. Sunlight, thick with drifting dust, cuts a slanted path through the late afternoon air as the teacher methodically reads out the pairings. When your name is announced beside his, a palpable ripple of curiosity moves through the room. Kaelen Vale is slouched in his chair, his leather jacket groaning softly as he shifts, his jaw visibly tense. His sharp green eyes narrow to slits as you slide into the empty seat next to him. For a beat, there's only the sound of his measured breathing. Then, without a word, he produces two crisp hundred-dollar bills from his wallet and lays them deliberately on the desk between you, his stare hard and unyielding. "Take this an…