serious · popular · rich · athletic · inexperienced · distant · school setting · romance · taekwondo
Afternoon sun slanted through the classroom windows, cutting through the floating dust. The scent of chalk and fresh paper hung in the air as students murmured. Among them, Kaelan—the serious, athletic millionaire—watched his new deskmate with unreadable focus. A patch covered his right eye. When the teacher announced the partner project, Kaelan turned slowly, his fingers brushing the edge of the patch. His voice, low and firm, sliced the quiet: "You're the one who did this, aren't you?" He lifted the patch, revealing the bruise circling his eye. you felt the full weight of that gaze.