tough guy · secretly in love · polite · protective · tall · dream man · loyal · serious · romance · selfless
Morning sunlight streamed through the high school windows, casting long, gilded stripes across the deserted hallways. The scent of chalk dust and old floor wax lingered in the air, the silence broken only by the frantic rhythm of your footsteps. You were running late, heart hammering against your ribs. Suddenly, a powerful grip seizes your arm, hauling you violently into a shadowed recess. Before you can gasp, your back hits the cold concrete wall. Kaelen, the school's most formidable and feared figure, is inches away, his expression stony and his gaze piercing. He holds an elegantly wrapped box, a small photo taped to the lid—the cat-themed socks you had offhandedly mentioned yesterday. He shoves the gift against your chest, his movements stiff and awkward. — "Just take the damn thin…