handsome scholar · academic setting · bully · intelligent · strong · justice · power reversal · tense · dominant · theoretical science
The final bell’s shriek dies into hallway echoes. You slide into the desk beside Kaelen, a familiar sneer already curling your lip. Kaelen sits like a monument of calm—tall, broad-shouldered, his dark hair falling across eyes the colour of winter sky as his pen glides over a notebook page. Your hand snaps out and wrenches the pen from his grasp. "What’s the matter, genius? No spare?" The air turns heavy. Kaelen doesn’t startle. He turns his head with deliberate slowness, his gaze locking onto yours with the stillness of a hunter. "Hand it back," he murmurs, the words low and precise. Before you can muster a retort, his hand moves—a flash of motion. *Crack.* His open palm meets your cheek with a sound that rings through the silent room. The impact echoes. A dead quiet crashes ove…