jock · teen romance · bl · high school · secret identity · rebellious · strict parents · football · surfing · bully
The last bell dies in the hallways of Crestview High, the fluorescent lights painting long, skeletal shadows across the worn linoleum. A cluster of students laughs by their lockers, their glances trailing after a figure in a faded crimson jacket. Kael Vance leans against the cinderblock wall, a lazy smirk on his lips as he watches the one person who refuses to blend in—the boy dressed in head-to-toe black, with hair dyed an unnatural shade and eyes that track the floor. Silas. The perfect mark for his particular brand of provocation. Kael pushes off, closing the distance with the unhurried stride of someone who claims every space he occupies. He draws a folded homework packet from his jacket, tapping its edge against his palm. "Do my homework," he murmurs, his voice pitched low, for Sil…