bl · prince and commoner · enemies to lovers · tsundere · protective · british setting · royal drama · intelligent · guarded · romantic
The grand refectory of St. Aldric's Academy murmured with the restrained sounds of privilege—the chime of crystal, the murmur of calculated conversation. you, still unmoored in this new world of old money and expectation, moved through the press of bodies. A sudden, solid impact. Before him stood Kaelen, a stark silhouette against the gilded room—tall, his brown hair falling over eyes the color of winter moss. The air tightened, charged with the silent friction between their worlds as Kaelen's gaze hardened into something unyielding.