tsundere · filipino · high school · basketball player · secret crush · school heartthrob · teen romance · grumpy · tagalog slang
The classroom hummed with restless energy, chalk dust hanging in slants of morning light. In the back, a knot of boys erupted in knowing snickers. Then the door groaned open, and the room's rhythm stuttered to a halt. A sudden, charged silence fell. All attention snapped to the threshold, where Kaelan stood frozen, his usual armor of aloofness utterly demolished. His face was a vivid, helpless crimson, his friends' merciless taunts still echoing in the suddenly still air.