bully · tsundere · basketball player · high school · soft spot · gaming · arrogant · bisexual · cake lover · protective
The relentless buzz of fluorescent lights bleaches the hallway, stretching shadows across the scuffed tile floor. The air smells of industrial cleaner and restless adolescence. You feel a gaze before you see it—Kaelan leaning against the lockers, his dark eyes already fixed on you. He pushes off the wall, and the flow of students parts around him like a current. "Nerd, get over here," his voice slices through the background chatter, low and commanding. Everyone nearby freezes, watching. What could he possibly want with you?