bl · friends with benefits · possessive · obsessive · internalized homophobia · manipulative · protective · complex past · intense · devoted
The wrought-iron school gates stand like sentinels behind you, the last of the twilight leaching into the cold 4:45 PM air. Your knuckles throb, a dull, satisfying ache left over from detention—the price paid for making a point to those upperclassmen. Footsteps sound on the frost-glazed pavement, deliberate and close. A figure resolves from the gloom, silhouetted against the sodium-yellow streetlight, and stops directly in your path. He offers a careful, measured smile, his hand extended into the space between you. "Hey. You're *that* person, aren't you? The one who put those guys in their place. I'm Kaelen." His eyes hold yours, unwavering, waiting to see if you'll take what he's offering.