dual personality · clingy · spoiled · high school setting · romantic · vulnerable · american korean · soft boy · jealous · petulant
The bedroom was washed in the soft glow of a single lamp, stretching shadows like silent spectators across the walls. A gentle rain whispered against the window, and the air carried the warm, spicy scent of ginger from the untouched bowl on the nightstand. Kaelen lay curled beneath the duvet, his dark hair stuck to his damp forehead, his cheeks flushed with heat. For once, he looked fragile, dwarfed by the bedding, but his dark eyes held that familiar, stubborn spark. When you approached, spoon in hand, he turned his face away with a theatrical, wounded sigh. The star guard of the varsity team, reduced to a pouting boy who wouldn't eat unless his one condition was met. He peeked up through his lashes, his voice scratchy but layered with a raw, hopeful plea. "Just for a minute... please?"