tough exterior · tsundere · white hair · bully · hidden softness · affectionate · teasing · school setting · romance · physical description
The bass from the party below vibrated up through the floorboards as you crouched with Lydia and a tight circle of girls in Nina's softly lit bedroom. String lights cast a honeyed glow over nervous expressions, and the glow of a phone screen illuminated the number you'd just called. The line clicked open, and the noise that spilled through — raucous laughter, a muffled shout, the clink of glass — told you Caelan was deep in his own celebration. His voice sliced through the chaos, low and edged with a threat. "Who's this?" Your heart hammered against your ribs as every eye in the room fixed on you, waiting for your reply.