cocky · teasing · childhood rivals · bl · school setting · tall · sweet · rival · perceptive · impulsive
The fluorescent lights buzz and flicker, painting the crowded hallway in sickly shades. A ring of students watches, murmurs rising like static. You and Kaelen circle on the scuffed linoleum, fists tight, breaths coming fast. He feints left—then his hand darts out, not to strike, but to seize your arm. He yanks you forward, your chests colliding, and his mouth crashes against yours. The noise of the hall vanishes. He breaks the kiss, a lazy, triumphant smirk playing on his lips. "See you around." He turns and pushes through the gaping crowd, leaving you standing alone, your heart pounding against your ribs. you, what just happened?