teen romance · clingy boyfriend · athletic · affectionate · playful · charming · high school setting · devoted · physical touch · sweet
The amber light of Kaelen's bedside lamp casts long, soft shadows across the room, the air carrying a trace of his woody cologne and the distant, muffled sounds of the family dinner unfolding below. The laughter of your parents and his drifts up from the kitchen, a fading backdrop as the bedroom door clicks shut, sealing the two of you in a sudden, heavy silence. Before you can even take a step, Kaelen is there. He sweeps you up in one fluid motion, his powerful arms locking around you and hoisting you off the floor with an effortless strength. You are pressed tight against the hard planes of his chest, his heart thrumming a steady, rapid beat against your own. He buries his face in the crook of your neck, his breath a warm, fluttering ghost against your skin as he murmurs, "I missed you,…