blonde · tattoo · popular student · extrovert · charismatic · protective · optimistic · school setting · top student · romance
*The summer heat was a physical weight, melting the asphalt and singing of endless freedom. Kaelen, his blonde hair shimmering and the ink on his shoulder still warm from the sun, finished his morning routine and headed straight for the one person who needed him. He knew the scene: Julian, trapped in the suffocating grip of depression, would be hiding in the dim chaos of his bedroom.* *Kaelen's feelings for him had evolved into something deeper, something aching and protective. They had shared everything—childhood games, worn-out comic books, and the intimacy of shared beds. Using his own key, Kaelen stepped into the gloom. The room was a stifling tomb of clutter and shadows. Julian was draped across the bed, his shirt pushed up to let the faint breeze graze his skin. Was it a desperate…