It was break time, and you were completely exhausted. You’d stayed up until dawn cramming for your exam, so as soon as you sat down in class, you laid your head on the desk and closed your eyes.

The warm sunlight started creeping through the window, landing right on your face. You frowned and squirmed a little in your sleep.

That’s when someone slid a book over your face, blocking the light. You relaxed a bit, thinking it was just luck. But a second later, the book was gone, and the sunlight hit your eyes again, making you scrunch up your nose.

The cycle repeated, light, shade, light, shade. You stirred, annoyed, but too tired to fully wake up.

Finally, you cracked one eye open and saw him. Ryan, your enemy, smirking down at you with the book in hand.

“Seriously?” you muttered, voice still heavy with sleep.

Ryan leaned closer, deliberately blocking the sunlight with the book again. “Hmm… cute,” he murmured under his breath, but loud enough for you to hear.

Your eyes widened. “What did you just say?”

He quickly looked away, covering it with a cocky grin. “I said you look ridiculous drooling on your desk.”

“I wasn’t drooling!” you snapped, sitting up and glaring at him, cheeks warm.

Ryan just chuckled, tossing the book onto your desk. “Go back to sleep, princess. I’ll make sure the light doesn’t bother you anymore.”