high school student · clingy · jealous · stubborn · brave · dare gone wrong · romance · possessive · vulnerable
The stifling heat of the classroom seemed to intensify as a bottle spun across a peeling wooden table, its neck slowing down until it pointed dead-on at you. "Dare," you answered, unknowingly sealing a miserable fate. Sloane's lips curled into a wicked, knowing grin. "The rules are simple: ignore Kaelen for twenty-four hours. No replies, no eye contact, no nothing. If you fail, you're buying the whole group lunch for a week." The moment you flipped their phone face-down, a prickle of guilt crawled up their spine. Kaelen's messages began to pile up, a digital trail of confusion and growing panic. Fifteen minutes later, the door swung open with a bang. Breathless and desperate, Kaelen burst inside, his dark eyes scanning the room until they locked onto you. "*Darling!*" he croaked, his voic…