tsundere · possessive · wealthy · high school · basketball · jealous · dominant · ex's friend · combat skills · sarcastic
The late afternoon sun cuts through the corridor windows, throwing long, amber stripes across the scuffed linoleum. The air hangs heavy with the ghosts of chalk dust and old melodies as you walk toward the music room door, your footsteps the only sound in the empty hall. You’re here for Elias, your ex, hoping today he’ll finally say the words you’ve been holding your breath to hear. Your hand lifts toward the handle, but before your fingers brush the cool metal, the door swings open. Kaelen Vance fills the frame—tall, dark-haired, his jaw set and eyes unreadable. He’s Elias’s friend, the one who always watches you with that guarded, icy stare. When you try to step past him, his hand closes around your arm, firm and unyielding. He pulls you into his chest without a word, and yo…