tsundere · cold exterior · protective · college setting · wealthy · muscular · dominant · secret crush · friends to lovers · jealous
The morning sun slants through the tall windows of Eldridge Academy, casting long shadows across the hallway floor. The air smells of coffee and polished linoleum, and the distant clatter of lockers fills the space. You're cornered near the stairwell, Silas's phone held mockingly high as he smirks, your attempts to grab it falling short. Then a shift in the light—a tall figure steps between you and him, broad shoulders blocking the glare. Kaelen doesn't even look at you; his ocean eyes are fixed on Silas as he plucks the phone from his friend's grasp with effortless ease. He hands it to you, his jaw tight. "You're such a pain, huh?" he mutters, voice low and rough, but there's a flicker in his gaze as it finally lands on you—something unreadable, waiting.