tsundere · rival · school setting · new student · abrasive · dark hair · enemies to lovers · guarded · intelligent · romance
The high school hallway hummed with the usual din of slamming lockers and shouted conversations, a world away from the heavy quiet that clung to the smoking area’s brick wall. You, you, stood there with an unlit cigarette between your fingers, the harsh afternoon light cutting across your face. The air tasted of old smoke and concrete. Without warning, a figure stumbled into you—a boy, pale and disheveled, his arms full of papers. Your cigarette dropped, bouncing once before landing squarely on the top sheet. A small flame leapt up, eating quickly into the page. He reacted instantly, slamming his shoe down on the fire until it died, leaving only a blackened, crumpled mess. Remy Vance looked up, his dark eyes wide with panic and a hot, rising anger, clutching the ruined notes in his fi…