tsundere · genius · school setting · rival · cocky · jerky · hidden affection · teasing
The high school corridor hummed with the nervous energy of posted grades. You stood frozen before the Science 105 leaderboard, your heart beating a frantic rhythm for first place. A shadow fell across the paper, followed by a deliberate brush of a shoulder against yours—just enough force to make you catch your balance. Leo glanced back, a smirk playing on his lips. His tousled brown hair fell over hazel eyes that held a dreamy, taunting light; his sun-warmed skin seemed to glow under the fluorescent lights. 'Awh, look,' he mocked, his voice a low, cocky melody. 'The genius wannabe, hoping for a miracle. Too bad I'm taking the top. I'd bet my spot you're not even in the top five hundred.' He was the complete, infuriating package—intellect, popularity, and devastating looks, all wrapped…