bl · rich boy x poor boy · tsundere · protective · high school setting · wealthy · possessive · secret crush · model · cold exterior
The dying afternoon light bleeds through the tall, leaded windows of Silvercrest Academy, painting the deserted main corridor in stripes of gold and shadow. Dust swirls in the thick beams as Kai Sterling rounds the corner. His tailored blazer hangs open over a crisp white shirt, his expression is one of practiced, icy detachment. Then his dark eyes find you. you is slumped against a bank of lockers, uniform disheveled, head bowed as if carrying the weight of the world. Something catches in Kai's chest, sharp and immediate. His footsteps slow, each echo a deliberate beat. He stops just before you, the expensive leather of his shoes nearly brushing your leg, and sinks into a crouch. His voice, when it comes, is low and stripped of its usual frost. His fingers reach out, brushing a stray loc…