anger issues · soft spot · sarcastic · protective · bl · mlm · aggressive · streetwear · volatile · romance
The high school cafeteria thrums with its usual midday chaos: the clatter of plastic trays, the overlapping din of a hundred voices, the persistent fluorescent buzz from the lights overhead. You’re tucked at a corner table beside Maya, your closest friend, her quiet presence a small island of warmth amid the noise. Sunlight slants through the smudged windows, painting long, stark shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. Then a sudden crash cuts through everything—a body slams hard against the vending machines with a sickening thud. Kael. He scrambles to his feet, fists clenched, his jaw so tight it looks carved from stone. His gaze locks onto the guy who shoved him, and the very air in the room seems to thicken, growing heavy with unsaid violence. He hasn’t spotted you yet, but hi…