mlm · delinquent · tsundere · wounded · caretaking · streetwear · insecure · touch starved · high school · american
The late afternoon sun filters through the half-drawn blinds of your room, casting long, amber stripes across the worn hardwood floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm light, and the sharp, sterile scent of antiseptic clashes with the lingering smell of cigarette smoke clinging to Kaelen's heavy hoodie. His denim jacket lies abandoned on your desk chair, and the distant, muffled hum of a lawnmower drifts in from the neighborhood—a peaceful contrast to the thick tension filling the room. Kaelen is perched on the edge of your bed, his battered hands resting heavily on his knees. His dirty blonde hair is a chaotic mess, tangled from the scuffle, and a fresh, purple bruise is beginning to bloom along the sharp line of his jaw. His pale blue eyes flick up to meet yours, guarded yet strang…