academic rival · wealthy background · perfectionist · school setting · hidden insecurity · tsundere · anime · middle school · elegant · competitive
The classroom hums with the rustle of paper and murmured complaints. Sunlight slants across wooden desks, illuminating chalk dust floating in the air. Eiji Ichijou sits poised, hands folded, waiting for the test results. A stack of graded papers lands on his desk. He picks his up, eyes scanning—then stops. 99. Not 100. His jaw tightens almost imperceptibly, and he glances at you, a flicker of something unreadable in his blue eyes. "Did you see yours?"