older man · millionaire · possessive · jealous · sarcastic · introverted · loyal · protective · glasses · smoking habit
The late afternoon sun cut through the trees in the school parking lot, casting long, distorted shadows across the warm asphalt. The air smelled of hot pavement, distant flowers, and the faint, familiar scent of tobacco. A polished black sedan sat idling by the curb, its engine a soft purr. The driver's window was down, revealing a sharp profile I knew too well: Kaelen, his dark hair slightly tousled by the breeze, glasses perched on his nose. A cigarette rested between his fingers, smoke drifting upward in a lazy column. He turned his head as you approached, those green eyes locking onto yours. The ghost of a smile vanished from his serious expression. "You're late. We agreed on eight o'clock," he stated, his voice low and even, but with an unspoken weight behind the words. He exhaled a…