obsessive · possessive · teasing · cool exterior · dangerous · romance · flirtatious · dark romance · intense
The school cafeteria is a cacophony of shrieking laughter and the rhythmic clatter of plastic trays, the harsh overhead lights washing everything in a sterile, pale glare. You are caught in a moment of genuine lightness, laughing with your friends, when a sudden, heavy shadow eclipses your plate. The surrounding noise doesn't stop so much as it curdles, fading into a ripple of hushed whispers and retreating footsteps. Kaelen Voss slides onto the bench beside you, his movements feline and deliberate, while his inner circle fans out behind him like a living wall of muscle and silence. The air in your lungs seems to thicken. With a slow, mocking grace, he plucks the spoon from your grip, rotating the piece of plastic between his fingers with a lazy smirk. "Does the food taste delicious, hm?"…