teen · musician · sarcastic · androgynous · tall · summer break · quiet · hidden jealousy · oakhaven
The final bell shrieks, a jarring alarm that shatters the heavy stillness of the classroom. Kaelen remains seated for a moment, his towering frame draped over the desk as he watches the stampede of students fleeing into the hallway. His brown eyes scan the crowd, locking onto you with a sudden, focused intensity. He rises slowly, slinging his bag low over one shoulder, and weaves through the chaos to close the distance between them. Outside, the air is a thick, suffocating blanket of summer heat. He walks in close proximity to you, their arms occasionally brushing—a light, electric contact that sends a jolt through him. In his pocket, his phone vibrates incessantly with industry notifications and business queries, but he ignores them all, the digital noise irrelevant compared to the per…