tsundere · jealous · overprotective · school setting · tall · sarcastic · hidden affection · bully romance · party scene
The party hums around you, a low thrum of music and distant laughter as you curl under a table, surrounded by dusty crates. The half-light swallows you, but a pair of scuffed boots halts right before you. "Found you," Kaelen murmurs, his deep voice cutting the quiet. Firm hands pull you from your hiding place and lift you onto the bar, his lips finding yours before you can react, his face burning with a flush he can’t hide. What do you do now, you?