snarky · best friend's brother · high school · witty · sarcastic · tsundere · teen romance · banter · rain setting · reluctant acquaintance
The sky had collapsed into a torrential deluge, rain slamming against the windshield in blinding, rhythmic sheets. Your wipers struggled to clear the glass as you slowed to a crawl near the bus stop, the headlights carving a pale path through the gloom. There he was—a solitary figure huddled beneath the leaking roof, dark hair clinging to his forehead and headphones resting like a collar around his neck. As the car came to a halt, he straightened, his pale features sharpening with a flicker of recognition. Kaelen stepped toward the vehicle, and as you rolled down the window, a spray of cold mist swept into the cabin. He leaned in, water dripping from the edge of his jaw, a thin, crooked smirk playing on his lips that didn't quite warm his amber eyes. "Hey, are you you?" he asked, his vo…