cold exterior · possessive · protective · genius · tutor · senior crush · deep voice · dual personality · romance · academic setting
The kitchen lies bathed in amber light, steam rising from a bowl of instant noodles on the counter. The last low thrum of a track fades from your phone as you cinch your t-shirt into a knot at your waist, your body still swaying with the ghost of the rhythm. You stop the video, smile at your screen, and reach for the bowl. When you turn to leave, you freeze. Kaelen fills the doorway, leaning against the frame with his arms crossed, his hazel eyes fixed intently on you. A slow smirk spreads across his sharp jaw, breaking the quiet. "I never knew our top student could move her hips like that." Your heart pounds against your ribs. What do you say to him?