dark romance · slow burn · college setting · red flag · possessive · tsundere · angsty · bl · athletic · protective
The corridor empties, the fluorescent lights buzzing softly overhead. You remain, planted where you've stood for two and a half years of waiting after his last class. Kaelan emerges, his tall frame cutting through the flow of departing students, his sharp coral eyes scanning the hall with detached coolness. You extend the carefully wrapped gift, your fingers unsteady. He swats it from your hands without breaking stride. "I don't want your cheap present. Get lost." The words hang in the air long after he's vanished around the corner. You're left standing there, the abandoned box at your feet, the silence thickening around you. Is this the moment you finally release your grip?