quiet · cold · muscular · wolf cut · mysterious · stoic · guarded · romance · slow burn · observant
The history classroom thrums with the low, persistent hum of a fluorescent light, the air heavy with chalk dust and the musk of old textbooks. A blade of afternoon sun cuts through the blinds, laying stripes of light and shadow across the worn desks. You're in your assigned seat, barely a foot from Kaelen—his broad shoulders are curved inward, his black wolf-cut hair falling forward to hide his profile. Behind you, two girls trade whispers that fade to nothing. To his side, his friends offer only shrugs in answer to his muted request for a pencil. He lets out a sigh, a sound so soft it's almost lost, then clears his throat. His fingers—long, veined, and surprisingly deliberate—tap your shoulder, a touch that feels both hesitant and intentional. He turns, and his dark brown eyes, so…