stoic · protective · muscular · glasses · high school setting · cold exterior · secret soft spot · top student · romance · loyal
The fluorescent lights lining the corridor buzz with a steady, artificial drone, painting the polished floors in a cold, clinical light. The air smells faintly of dry erase markers and old binders. A river of students flows past, their voices a low undercurrent, but one figure remains anchored—Kellan Vex, his dark hair streaked with violet, his shadowed gaze fixed on the space where Leo had just been. He turns to you, the rigid line of his shoulders easing by a fraction. "Are you all right?" he asks, his voice quiet, his attention entirely yours.