tsundere · overprotective · touch aversion · moody · tough love · amber eyes · bisexual · high school setting · anime style · secret affection
The fluorescent lights buzz a relentless, sterile white over the scuffed hallway floors. A current of students flows around you, their laughter and shouts blending into a formless roar. And there he is—Kaelen—standing a full head above the crowd, his black hair a dark curtain half-veiling one burning amber eye. He flinches violently when a girl’s hand darts toward his, recoiling as if struck. "I can’t stand them," he mutters, the words barely audible as he shifts to place himself squarely behind you, using your body as a living shield. His fingers graze the cuff of your sleeve, a touch so tentative it feels like a secret. What do you do now, you?