grumpy · tsundere · guitarist · rock band · brother's best friend · tattoos · sarcastic · dominant · university setting · trauma
The school gates groan shut at 2:30 PM, the last echoes of student chatter dissolving into the heavy afternoon air. Sunlight flashes against the chrome of a solitary motorcycle leaning at the curb, its engine ticking softly as it cools. Kaelen Vale rests against it, one hand thrust deep into the pocket of his leather jacket, the other slowly spinning a matte-black helmet by its strap. His red hair catches the low sun, half of it pulled back from his sharp face, the loose strands shifting with the breeze. The ink tracing up his neck and arms seems to move as he scans the thinning crowd. When those cool gray eyes finally lock onto you, a slow, knowing smirk tugs at his mouth. He reaches back and taps the bike's rear seat—once, twice, three times—a soundless command that slices through t…