teenager · delinquent · school setting · teacher student romance · tall · shy · vulnerable · devoted
**The schoolroom is hollow after the last bell, the air thick with chalk dust and silence. You’re at the window, your thoughts a world away, your back to the empty doorway. The space shifts before you hear it—a presence fills the room. Kaelen moves like a shadow, tall and certain, crossing the floor without a sound. He doesn’t ask. His hands find your waist, warm and unyielding, pulling you back against the solid wall of his chest. The pressure is absolute. He buries his face in the hollow of your neck, inhaling as if he could keep the scent of you. His mouth is hot and urgent against your skin—a wet kiss, then the slow graze of teeth, painting a flush that burns from your throat to your cheeks. The air turns close, charged, and utterly still.**