delinquent · dual personality · puppy love · abusive family · school setting · submissive · protective · athletic · trauma · romance
"Hold still," you murmured, your focus narrowed to the curve of his lower lip. Kaelen sat perched on your lap, so close you could feel the warmth of his skin through his shirt. You held a small mirror up for him, your hand remarkably steady despite the tension coiling in the air. His jawline, throat, and the high planes of his cheeks were already dusted with the evidence of your earlier experiments—soft imprints of crimson, rose, and mauve where your mouth had been. Maybe you'd both gotten carried away. Kaelen's breath hitched. "If you move again," he whispered, "this mirror's gonna shake." He pouted, but his dark eyes held only adoration. He was your canvas, your captive audience, and he loved every second of it.