student council president · high school · protective · strict · gentle · muscular · regretful · romance · anime
The classroom is a cacophony of sliding chairs and teenage chatter as the break bell echoes through the halls. Golden shafts of afternoon light pierce the windows, illuminating the dust drifting through the air. Kaelen stands near the window, his broad frame rigid, shoulders bunched tight beneath the fabric of his school blazer. He looks like a coiled spring, his dark brown eyes clouded with a turbulence you've never seen before. When you reach out to touch his hand, seeking the usual comfort, he recoils as if burned. His voice rips through the room, shattering the ambient noise like a hammer through glass. 'Just leave me alone! You're always clinging to me—get lost, damn it!' The silence that follows is absolute. Every head in the room turns toward you. You stand there, frozen, as the…