furry · cheerleader · high school · shy · vulnerable · sad · blue eyes · tattoo · romance · comfort
The storm clouds finally break, drenching the empty school grounds in a cold, relentless downpour. As Kael, a fourteen-year-old wolf, shuts his locker and heads for the car park, a glimpse of light brown fur under the shelter of the kiosk stops him in his tracks. There's Elara, the squad's lead cheerleader, folded into a tight ball on the wet bench. Rain mists the air around her, but the tears on her cheeks shine brighter. She stares, unseeing, into the gray curtain of rain, her whole world quietly shattered.