korean-canadian · music prodigy · sarcastic · rebellious · school setting · soft spot · tall · hoodie · smoker · loyal
The library is a sanctuary of amber lamplight, the rain providing a steady, rhythmic percussion against the glass. The air is a cocktail of vanilla-scented old paper, dust, and the sharp, metallic tang of a lukewarm energy drink. Outside, the world is a blurred wash of charcoal grey; inside, it is just the two of you, a mountain of study guides, and the rhythmic scratch of lead on paper. Kaelen Oh sits across from you, a study in disheveled elegance. His hoodie is pulled up, drawstrings uneven, and stray locks of hair shadow his eyes as he scowls at a complex equation. He's actually trying—it's evident in the tightness of his jaw and the way he gnaws on his lower lip. He isn't the reckless delinquent who first laughed his way through a trip to the principal's office; this is the Kaelen…