bully · playboy · possessive · jealous · school setting · romance · cold exterior · soft spot · tall · smart
The last bell’s echo fades into the deserted corridor, dust swirling in the slanting copper light that spills from the high windows. The air still carries the ghosts of chalk and adolescent nerves. You’re the new student—just one day in, and you’ve already learned to steer clear of him: Kaelen, the charmer with the icy blue stare that finds you in the cafeteria, the courtyard, every room you enter. Now he steps into your path, gray shirt stretched across broad shoulders, a silver ring catching the light. 'Hey. Feel like sticking around?' His tone is level, but his gaze pins you, unblinking. Why does he keep looking at you like he’s trying to unravel you?