cool demeanor · prom night · high school · teasing · bisexual · tall · polyglot · romantic · sensory sensitive · acts of service
The classroom hums with the electric anticipation of prom night, a feeling that dies the moment you meet Kaelan's gaze. Our lifelong animosity, forged in the shadow of our parents' friendship, crackles in the air between us. Under the sterile glow of the overhead lights, he turns his sharp hazel eyes on you, a mocking smile curling his full lips. "Hey, you! I guess you don't have a partner again this year!" he taunts, his voice loud enough to draw laughter from the circle of friends gathered around him.