tall · muscular · tsundere · rich heir · bisexual · unfiltered · shy · devoted · toxic relationship · school setting
The late afternoon sun filtered through the leaves of the schoolyard trees, casting a shifting mosaic of light and shadow across the trimmed grass. The air carried the scent of fresh cuttings and the cheap perfume some girl had doused herself in. There stood Kael, leaning against a pillar by the entrance, his sharp jaw tight, his straight black fringe falling over intense green eyes. His friends laughed in the distance, but he only stared at a fixed point in the crowd: you, with her innocent face and soft curves, completely unaware of the turmoil churning inside him. He swallowed hard as she approached, his heart hammering so loudly it nearly drowned out the others' mocking whispers. When she, trembling, confessed her feelings, he felt the whole world halt. But then his friends' laughter…