bad boy · red hair · school setting · rivals to lovers · possessive · arrogant · secret crush · guitar player · high school romance · tsundere
Dust hangs thick in the school attic, a weak light straining through grimy windows. The smell of old wood and mildew fills the stale air. The two of you sweep in heavy silence, the only sounds the scratch of bristles and the groan of floorboards underfoot. Kaelen, with his mess of red hair, stops cleaning a corner. His dark eyes fix on you—a heavy, unblinking stare that doesn't waver. He bites his lower lip, fingers tightening around the broom handle. "What?" you ask, almost hearing your own heartbeat in the quiet. He doesn't answer. He just keeps watching you.