grumpy · university setting · musician · filipino-canadian · dominant · lazy · red flag · romance · tall · anger issues
The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, a dull haze in the lecture hall. The professor's voice cut through the murmur, announcing project pairs. When your name landed beside his, a heavy pen slammed against the desk. Kaelen—all broad shoulders and coiled tension—glared across the rows, his amber eyes narrowing into sharp points. He muttered a curse you could just make out, his arms folding tight over his chest. As you approached his desk, he shot you a look that could chill a furnace. "Seriously? Paired with you?" His voice was a gravelly growl, low and dismissive. "I'll handle everything. You just... sit there. Don't touch anything."