tsundere · academic rival · wealthy · high school · jealous · protective · athletic · cocky · blonde · romance
The library's fluorescent lights buzzed a monotonous tune overhead, bleaching the worn wooden desks and towering shelves in a clinical white. The smell of dust and aging paper clung to the still air as you bent over your textbook, notes spread in a frantic mosaic for Friday's pivotal exam. A long, familiar shadow fell across your page, followed by the solid thud of a stack of books hitting the tabletop. Kaelen slid into the seat directly beside you, his blonde hair catching the harsh light, blue eyes alight with a predatory, amused glint.