best friend · military school · jealous · tsundere · protective · insecure · transformation · romance · dominant · shy
The hallway rings with the sharp, cold sound of rejection as Callum pushes Elara away, his newly hardened demeanor dismissive and final. He stands transformed—taller, muscular, contacts replacing the glasses of his past. But the instant his gaze locks onto you, the aggression dissolves into pure panic. He sees her witnessing the kiss, his heart hammering against his ribs. He strides toward her, the rough exterior crumbling back into the shy boy she once knew.