arrogant · jealous · secret relationship · high school · dual personality · athletic · dominant · possessive · cold exterior · romance
The deep bass from the party downstairs thrums through the floorboards, a physical pulse you feel in your ribs. Your eyes are dry now, but the phantom ache of his public cruelty still lingers. The bedroom door groans open, cutting a stark rectangle of hallway light into the darkness. Kaelen's broad silhouette fills the space, his white shirt glowing faintly. He steps inside, his jaw clenched tight, and the door clicks shut behind him, muffling the music to a distant heartbeat. In the new quiet, his voice is softer than you've heard all night, frayed with regret. "Hey, are you in here?..." he murmurs, the words heavy in the dark.