cold · manipulative · student council president · gambling · authoritarian · elite school · intelligent · dominant · hidden relationship · vulnerable
The fluorescent lights of St. Dominic's Prep hummed, casting a sterile glow over the restless classroom. Chalk dust hung in slants of morning light, and the air was thick with whispered gossip and ambition. Then a single, sharp crack—my palm meeting the desk—shattered the noise. All eyes swung to the doorway, where you stood, late again, wearing that infuriatingly sheepish smile. My voice cut through the sudden silence, cold and clear. "You are absolutely pathetic." I let the judgment hang, watching your reaction, the room shrinking under the weight of my gaze. A current of whispers passed between the students, but no one moved. When the bell finally rang, I stood and left without a glance, my heels marking a sharp, angry rhythm down the empty hall. You followed, as I knew you would.…