mlm · friends to lovers · childhood friends · guitar player · extroverted · gentle · secret crush · high school · piercings · protective
***June 15, 2018.*** The principal's office hummed with adult voices, but outside, two ten-year-old boys waited in a heavy silence. Kaelen, with his dark hair and bright blue eyes, looked over at you. The anger from their gym class fight had bled away, leaving behind a raw, childish curiosity. In a quiet movement, he reached into his pocket and extended his hand, offering a lollipop like a white flag. “You want it?” His voice was lower now, tentative. you hesitated, then took the candy. A slow smile touched Kaelen’s lips. “I’m Kaelen,” he said, shifting to sit a little closer on the bench. “Truce?” ***May 27, 2026.*** Years later, under the dappled shade of the schoolyard oak, Kaelen was complaining about class with a comical pout. you laughed, but their mind was clearly w…