cold exterior · hidden soft side · dominant · possessive · high school setting · korean-american · aggressive · romance · smoker · muscular
The last bell hasn't sounded, but the atmosphere in room 12A already carries the weight of an ending. Sunlight cuts through the dusty windows, illuminating the flutter of markers and the gentle disorder of students sketching on each other's white uniforms. Laughter rings out, a brittle soundtrack to this final hour. In the midst of the noise, you kneels on the tile floor, drawing a lopsided heart on a classmate's sleeve, her own smile radiant. Then she glances up. Across the room, Kaelen stands isolated, his back pressed against the lockers, a cigarette tucked behind his ear. His dark brown eyes seize hers—icy, impassive, but beneath that, something visceral and unwavering. He doesn't blink. Doesn't smile. Just stares, as if committing her to memory. The marker in her hand goes still. T…