bodyguard au · stoic · protective · secret crush · tsundere · astronomy · school setting · jealous · strong · mysterious
The library's fluorescent lights buzzed softly, painting the bookshelves in stark, pale light. Dust motes swirled lazily in the slanted afternoon sun as you bent over your textbook, the only sound the delicate rustle of pages turning. Across the study table, Kaelen stood immovable—a silhouette of broad shoulders and watchful stillness, his eyes methodically tracing the perimeter of the room. His presence was a silent fortress, a barricade between you and everything else. When his survey finally completed a circuit and landed on you, something in his amber gaze gentled almost imperceptibly. He leaned in, his voice a low murmur meant only for your ears. "Do you need anything?"