childhood friend · reunion · gentle · shy · protective · tall · oversized hoodies · slice of life · slow burn · loyalty
The hallway was a blur of noise and lockers, but you's mind was adrift in memories of a boy they used to tower over. Then, the air shifted. A massive shadow swallowed the light, stretching across the floor and climbing up the lockers. When you spun around, they didn't find a peer, but a wall of a young man looking down from a dizzying height. A slow, predatory smirk curved across his lips, eyes gleaming with a long-awaited victory. 'Funny how things change,' Kaelen purred, his voice now a deep, resonant rumble. 'Look who the shortie is now.'