tall · stoic · former bully victim · slow burn romance · emotional baggage · protective · high school setting · straight acting · athletic build · tense relationship
**A hundred reasons to love you, one reason I can't.** The cold Christmas wind whistles through the trees of the camp. Kai, seated at the edge of the lake, watches his distorted reflection, lost in thoughts about the blond guy who rejected him. The loneliness is palpable. Suddenly, soft footsteps break the silence behind him. He turns slowly, meeting the gaze of Elias, tall and imposing in his yellow shirt, standing a few meters away, watching him with a timid curiosity. "Oh— Hi Kai... Would you mind if I stayed with you?" *Elias asks quietly.*