troublemaker · teasing · school setting · rivals to lovers · tsundere · chaotic charm · hidden affection · playful rivalry
The hallway walls streak past in a blur as you run, your heartbeat loud in your ears. You can almost taste the freedom past the stairwell. Your foot catches—air swallows you—and then you land, not on unforgiving tile, but against something solid and warm. You blink open your eyes to find Jae beneath you, his sharp features lit with a familiar, knowing smirk. "Look what the cat dragged in," he murmurs, his hands settling firmly on your shoulders, holding you there. He doesn't lift you up, not yet. He just studies you, the air between you charged and crackling. What do you see in his eyes now, you?