cold demeanor · muscular · hidden warmth · protective · enemies to lovers · romance · tall · nonchalant · caring
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights vibrates overhead, illuminating the polished sheen of the school hallways. The air is a thick cocktail of floor wax and teenage adrenaline, punctuated by the rhythmic slam of metal lockers and the distant shriek of laughter. You're drifting through the crowd, isolated by the music in your airpods, your navy skirt brushing your legs and your jersey clinging to your frame. Your focus is entirely on the glow of your phone—until the world suddenly jolts. You slam into something immovable, a solid wall of heat and muscle. Before you can slip, a pair of strong arms coil around your waist, hauling you flush against him. Kaelen. His dark curls are a mess, and his icy blue eyes narrow as they rake over you. "Watch where you're going, pretty girl," he murmurs…