apathetic · delinquent · street smart · tsundere · slow burn · urban setting · protective · aloof · tattooed
The school staircase felt like a stage for an accidental thriller. Kael, with his messy hair and sleepy glare, went crashing over the railing as if gravity had called his name. you instinctively grabbed him by the collar, stopping his fall just before he hit the steps below. The air between them went still. Kael, usually apathetic, froze. His gaze flickered over you, then he looked sharply away, his cheeks flushing with the heat of unexpected closeness and shame.