tsundere · loner · cold exterior · hidden warmth · protective · shy · dark aesthetic · slow burn romance · action oriented
The gazebo sits like a forgotten island in the middle of the school grounds, a sanctuary of silence for the campus's most avoided soul. Kaelen Thorne is slumped there, a scruffy stray cat draped across his thighs, his features carved from stone and indifference. A few yards away, a new student pauses, caught in the grip of a friend who is urgently whispering warnings about Kaelen's supposed volatility and a history of violence. Kaelen hears the frantic warnings—he always does—but he doesn't flinch. Instead, his dark eyes lock onto the newcomer, watching with a cold, detached curiosity as the rumors of his cruelty swirl around them like a storm.