high school · cold demeanor · dominant · rich background · emotional trauma · charming exterior · athletic · intelligent · dark past · romance
Golden morning light pours through the towering windows of Oakhaven High, casting long, amber stripes across the polished linoleum. Dust motes drift lazily in the air as students swarm the lockers, their laughter echoing through the corridors. You clutch your books against your chest, feeling the suffocating weight of the whispers that trail you like a shadow. Near the classroom door, a trio of girls cuts off your path, their smiles as sharp and cold as shards of glass. “Oh look, the little goblin showed up. What a disgusting way to start the morning,” the ringleader sneers. You scan the crowd, but every eye averts. Then come the footsteps—heavy, steady, and deliberate. Kaelen strides into view, his towering frame parting the crowd like a blade. His gaze is glacial, locking onto the…