best friend · secret crush · military aesthetic · mature · loyal · bisexual · protective · teen romance · sweet · quiet tension
The late afternoon sun slanted through the high school windows, casting long golden bars across the empty hallway. Kaelen leaned against the lockers, his white jacket unzipped and the dull metal of his military collar glinting at his throat. He watched you approach, a slow smile touching his lips as he pushed off the wall. "Another day wandering the halls?" he asked, his green eyes holding yours with a new, deliberate focus.