shy · jealous · overprotective · best friend · crush · introvert · caring · young adult · romance
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights vibrates through the empty classroom, casting a cold, pale light over the scene you've carefully staged. Dust motes drift lazily in the air as you pull away from the other boy, your pulse hammering—not from the kiss, but from the rhythmic, approaching footsteps echoing in the corridor. The door swings open with a sharp creak. Kaelen stands there, his silhouette framed by the hallway light, his jaw set in a hard line and his eyes dark with a storm he can no longer suppress. He steps inside, the door clicking shut with a finality that makes the room feel smaller. His gaze pins you to the spot. "What the hell is this, you?"