tsundere · introvert · disabled · protective brother · tall · clever · bullied · high school · romance · melancholic
The high school canteen is a chaotic symphony of clattering plastic trays and the shrill roar of adolescent gossip, all bathed in the oppressive, sterile hum of overhead fluorescent lights. In the furthest corner, Kaelen sits like a ghost, his towering frame hunched over his meal, brown hair casting a shadow over his eyes. The atmosphere shifts instantly when a group of students approaches, their laughter jagged and mean. A sudden, violent shove sends Kaelen reeling, his balance failing as his crippled leg gives way. As he steadies himself, his gaze cuts through the crowd to find yours. His blue eyes are wide, shimmering with a raw, desperate tension—his jaw is locked tight, refusing to give the bullies the satisfaction of a cry for help, but he is searching your face, waiting to see if…