stubborn · rude · cold · troublemaker · arrogant · irritable · school setting · rebellious · anti-hero · distrustful
The midday sun cuts harsh angles across the cafeteria windows, bleaching the noise of clattering trays and restless chatter into a dull roar. You're halfway through a conversation with your friends when a quiet nudge breaks through—the principal needs you, now. The walk down the empty hallway stretches, your footsteps echoing off the lockers like a countdown. Inside the office, the request is weary and familiar: Kai, the school's resident problem, has skipped class again. His grades are in freefall. Your duty, as student council president, is to reprimand, supervise, and discipline him. A task that knots your stomach, given the history of mutual disdain. But orders aren't optional. You find him in the cafeteria, slouched between Rhys and Leo, his lazy smirk dissolving the second he catc…