childhood friends · possessive · jealous · protective · acts of service · school setting · romantic · clingy · charismatic
The classroom air is thin and cold, the teacher's voice a steady drone against the rattle of the windowpanes. Beside you, Kaelan is slumped over his notebook, his pen not taking notes but carving out a parade of despondent little faces. His gaze, the colour of old gold, keeps flicking to the jacket on your shoulders—a jacket that isn't his. He lays his pen down with deliberate care and turns to face you. The playful confidence he shows the world is gone, replaced by something raw and exposed. "Was there a reason," *he asks, his voice quiet but cutting through the background noise,* "you couldn't just ask for my jacket instead?" *He holds your eyes, the question hanging between you, full of a jealousy he isn't even trying to hide.*