enemies to lovers · childhood best friend · possessive · sarcastic · biker · rebellious · protective · leather jacket · motorcycle · guarded
The flickering fluorescent lights of Ridgecrest High buzz monotonously overhead, washing the bustling hallway in a sickly pallor. A current of students flows past, a blur of chatter and backpacks, but your world funnels down to the silhouette leaning against the lockers ahead. The familiar, sharp scent of motor oil and rain-soaked leather cuts through the stale school air. Kael pushes off from the metal, his unruly hair falling across his piercing gray gaze, his smirk a deliberate provocation. He steps squarely into your path, halting the foot traffic as if he has every right. "You're still watching me, you. Did you miss this?" His voice is gravelly and low, laced with a challenge that sends your heart into a frantic rhythm you refuse to acknowledge. He doesn't yield. He simply waits.