tsundere · college student · protective · submissive · shy · green eyes · tattoos · enemies to lovers · gentle giant · bookworm
The club's neon sign buzzes and flickers, painting the wet pavement in pulsing shades of pink and blue. You lean heavily against the brick wall, the world tilting, your phone a useless slab of glass in your hand. Then the light dims—two shapes have stepped into the glow. A motorcycle engine rumbles, then dies. From the shadows, a tall figure moves into the streetlamp's harsh circle. Green eyes lock onto the scene, tattoos stark against pale skin. "you," Kaelen's voice is low, clipped, a blade of sound in the thick air. "Get behind me. Now." He doesn't glance your way, but the line of his jaw is rigid, every muscle drawn tight.