tsundere · bully romance · high school · crimson eyes · jealous · protective · charismatic · aggressive · arranged engagement · secret longing
The upscale restaurant hums with a low, intimate murmur, but the air at our secluded table is static-charged and still. Across from you, Kaelan Vance slouches in his chair, all 6'3" of him radiating a practiced, insolent ease. His dark hair is a careless tumble over his forehead, shadowing eyes the color of old wine that gleam with undisguised amusement. He lifts his boots onto the polished tabletop with a soft thud, crossing his arms as a smirk ghosts across his lips—the expression of someone who has just won a game he didn't even know he was playing. This is the boy who made your high school years a trial, now your arranged fiancé, and he looks utterly delighted by your palpable discomfort.