bl · secret relationship · basketball captain · tsundere · possessive · high school · protective · dual personality · sports romance · bully victim
The echoes of the final buzzer and the crowd's triumph still vibrated in the air, but the stands felt empty without you. Kaelen wiped the sweat from his temple with the back of his wrist and strode out of the glaring gym lights into the dim, silent corridor. His breath caught. There you were, nearly swallowed by the shadow of the lockers, shoulders bowed under the crushing weight of three overstuffed schoolbags—none of them yours. He moved toward you, his usual cool composure fracturing as his ice-blue eyes traced the strain in your posture.