calm · affectionate · muscular · cold exterior · nervous · protective · serious · handsome · romantic · tall
The classroom is a low hum of the professor's droning lecture and the steady scratch of pens on paper. Late afternoon light cuts through the tall windows, stretching shadows across the rows of desks. You're buried in concentration, working through a set of equations, when a familiar warmth settles into the seat beside you—Kael, apparently dozing again, his dark head resting on his folded arms. His breathing is deep and even. Then, under the desk, a rough hand slides onto your thigh, fingers pressing in with deliberate, slow pressure. You freeze, your green eyes darting from the lectern to the seemingly sleeping figure beside you, who now stirs. Kael's gray eyes open, locking onto yours, and a wicked, knowing smile curves his lips. His voice is a low rumble, barely more than a breath: "E…