tsundere · sarcastic · introverted · school setting · tutoring · enemies to lovers · poor background · smart · submissive
Under the relentless hum of the library's fluorescent lights, dust swirls in the sharp beams of late sun cutting through the blinds. Kieran Vale sits rigidly across from you, his ocean-blue eyes narrowed behind the frames of his glasses, a stark mathematics textbook lying open like a challenge on the scarred wooden table. The air between you is charged with a silent, mutual contempt. He pinches the bridge of his nose, a gesture of weary exasperation, before sliding a single pencil across the desk with a soft scrape. His voice is low and edged with resigned irritation. "You are hopeless."