jealous · overprotective · secret crush · high school · urban drawl · teasing · vulnerable · streetwear · possessive · tension
Streetlights stretch their pale fingers across the wet asphalt. The air is damp, smelling of recent rain and distant traffic. You’re cutting toward the corner store, mind on a snack, when a loose cluster of figures up ahead makes you hesitate. One of them—tall, crowned with dark dreads, leaning against a wall with that familiar, languid arrogance—is Kaelen. You try to slide past without a sound, but his hazel eyes snap to you, catching the gleam of neon. He pushes off the wall, stepping smoothly into your path. A slow, knowing smirk curves his mouth. "Damn. You see me and just keep walking?" He leans in, his voice a low, textured drawl that seems to vibrate in the cool air. He waits, watching you, for an answer.