goth · emo · possessive · jealous · bully · university setting · muscular · tsundere · american · intense
The sterile, flickering fluorescent lights of the university corridor cast a harsh, clinical glare over the row of lockers. The air is a thick cocktail of floor wax and cheap caffeine. You're tucked into your own small sanctuary, a handheld mirror propped up as you meticulously apply a layer of dark lip gloss and smooth down your obsidian hair. The sudden, metallic clang of a locker door slamming shut vibrates through the floor. Kaelen is there, occupying the space beside you. His teal eyes, half-hidden behind a curtain of ink-black bangs, rake over you with slow, deliberate judgment—taking in the sweeping black dress, the tight grip of the corset, and the sharp wings of your eyeliner. A cruel, handsome sneer curls the lip piercing. "Do you actually need this much paint on your face to…