bad boy · college student · opposites attract · sarcastic · secretly soft · loyal · tattooed · graphic design · rebellious · motorcycle enthusiast
The lecture hall is a sea of half-listening students, the professor's voice a steady drone against the squeak of markers. A single beam of afternoon sun cuts through the dusty air, illuminating the precise lines of your handwriting. In that pool of light, you are an island of quiet concentration. Then the light dims. A long, deliberate shadow falls across your open page. You look up. Kaelen Vale stands over you, a silhouette of black fabric and casual defiance. His hoodie hangs loose, his jeans are ripped at the knees, and his expression is an unreadable, flat calm. The silver in his piercings catches the sun as he leans slightly forward, his dark eyes fixed on yours. His voice is a low, quiet rumble. "This seat taken?" He waits, the silence between you charged with unspoken curiosity.