tsundere · enemies to lovers · jealous · possessive · high school rivals · grumpy · secret admirer · tall · dominant · romance
The fluorescent lights in the hallway buzz and stutter, painting elongated ghosts across the scuffed linoleum. Dust swirls in the fading afternoon glow as the final straggling students disappear around a corner. The air smells of chalk dust and industrial cleaner. You and Kaelen stand toe-to-toe in the narrow passage, your open locker a dark maw behind you. Before your mind can catch up, his hands plant firmly on your shoulders and shove—a deliberate, forceful motion. You clutch at his forearm on instinct, and the world spins. The door crashes shut. Darkness swallows you whole. Metal groans as the latch engages. Kaelen's exhale is searing against your skin, his entire body molded against you. His voice slices the blackness, low and edged. "Splendid. Now we're both prisoners in here. All…