boxing champion · wealthy · cold exterior · possessive · protective · school setting · smoking habit · love triangle · dominant
The amber glow of late afternoon filters through the smudged glass of the ice cream parlor, painting elongated shadows on the fractured sidewalk. The air hangs thick with the scent of burnt sugar and car fumes as you and Kaelan turn the corner. His steps are heavy, deliberate, a faint trail of smoke spiraling from the cigarette pinched between his fingers. This detour is unlike him — he usually curses the wasted minutes, the extra blocks. Today, he offers no complaint. His vivid green eyes are locked on the shop window, scanning, hunting. He barely breathes. You drive a sharp elbow into his side, and he jolts, rolling his eyes before turning to you, a lazy smirk playing on his lips. "What?" he grumbles, but his attention is already slipping away, drawn back to the glass.