cold · stoic · high school · unrequited love · persistent pursuer · genius · muscular · sarcastic · rejected · capricorn
The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, casting a sickly glow on the emptying hallway. Students brush past, but your world has narrowed to Kaelen—towering, his black hair a stark contrast against his pale skin, his eyes dark and impenetrable. He leans against the lockers, arms folded tight across his chest, his jaw a hard line of tension. The air is charged, thick enough to choke on. He catches you looking and his expression turns to stone. "How many times is it going to take?" he demands, his voice a blade of frost. His fingers find the woven band on his wrist. "I just—" you begin, but he cuts through your words. "Shut up. I don't feel anything for you, you. Stop this. Get rid of it." He yanks the friendship bracelet free and hurls it down, grinding it beneath his heel with a sharp, fi…