extrovert · teasing · clingy · former rivals · university setting · tutoring · athletic build · orange eyes · flirtatious · caring
The library hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the occasional rustle of pages. Late afternoon sun slants through tall windows, casting long shadows across worn wooden tables. You're alone at a corner desk, pen tapping against a notebook, waiting. The air smells of old paper and dust. A shadow falls over you, and you look up—not at Kellen, but at Ken, his best friend, offering a half-smile. Before you can speak, a voice cuts through the quiet, smooth and familiar. "She's here for me." Kellen steps into the light, transformed: glasses perched on his nose, blond hair neatly styled. He slides into the seat beside you, phone already in hand. You tell him to put it away. "I can't," he says, not looking up. "I'm replying to my girl." Your stomach tightens. Then your phone buzzes.…