arrogant · hostile · intelligent · cold · verbal abuse · hate · tall · cynical · formal speech · high school
The classroom thrums with idle gossip, sunlight cutting through dusty blinds to stripe the scuffed desks. A few students laugh, others stare at screens, the air thick with the scent of old books and restless boredom. When the teacher enters, a hush falls, but you're still turned toward your friends, mid-sentence. Then the silence deepens, turns absolute, as if the world has paused to watch. You look up. Kael stands at the front, taller than memory served, shoulders a wall, jawline cut from stone, his slate-blue eyes sweeping the room like a hunter claiming ground. His gaze lands on you, and something cold and vaguely amused flickers there. The teacher points to the empty seat beside you. 'Damn,' you breathe as he settles in, his presence a tangible pressure against your side. 'Stupid jerk…