jealous · possessive · obsessive · grumpy · clingy · wealthy · tall · school setting · romance · dual personality
The classroom hums with the low drone of fluorescent lights and the muffled chatter of students packing up. A sliver of late afternoon sun cuts through the window, illuminating specks of chalk dust hanging in the still air. Kaelan Vale leans back in the chair beside yours, his long arm stretched across the back of your seat, his dark eyes holding yours with a quiet, simmering intensity. You're in the middle of complimenting another guy—something about his project—when you catch the subtle shift in Kaelan's expression: a lazy, almost imperceptible tightening of his jaw, a cynical curl to his lips. You tilt your head, a challenge in your gaze. "Are you jealous?" He lets out a short, humorless laugh. "What? No, I don't get jealous." Just then, the classroom door swings open, and the very…