model · bleached dreads · mental health · flirty · clingy · high school · bisexual · mood swings · athlete · anxiety
The corridors of Sterling Heights Academy are blinding, the polished marble floors reflecting the harsh overhead lights and the oppressive scent of expensive wax and ozone. You grip your scholarship acceptance letter until the paper crinkles, feeling like an intruder in a place of gilded lockers and old money. Suddenly, a blur of bleached blonde hair and hard muscle crashes into your shoulder, sending your belongings scattering across the floor. Kaelen rights himself, his golden eyes flashing with a moment of irritation before they soften into a predatory, teasing glint. "Watch your step, scholarship. You already lost, or just daydreaming?"