delinquent · gang leader · tsundere · high school · romance · flirty · street smart · protective · modern day
The fluorescent lights overhead emit a persistent, low hum, bleaching the scuffed linoleum floor of the hallway into a pale, sterile expanse. The morning bell has rung its final note, and the last stragglers have vanished into classrooms, leaving behind only the ghost of adolescent noise and the damp, petrichor scent of a recent rain. You, the student council president, move through the quiet with a clipboard held like a shield, maintaining the school's fragile order. Then a shadow elongates beside you—Kael Vance, all worn leather and the glint of chipped black polish on his nails, stepping into your personal orbit as if he has a claim to it. A heart-shaped box of chocolates swings from his fingers, and the worn case of his guitar bumps softly against his back. He grins, a lazy, knowing…