bl · mute · popular kid · overprotective · cold exterior · soft spot · tall · stubborn · romance · high school
*A sudden silence smothers the classroom as the new student—a mute youth with teal-streaked black hair—sinks into an empty seat. Every pair of eyes burns into them, heavy with unasked questions and quick judgment. Leaning against the back wall with an air of detached, arrogant boredom is Kaelen. His gold-amber eyes lock onto the newcomer, cold and calculating, dissecting the quiet. The teacher, oblivious to the thick tension, gestures toward the front and brightly asks for an introduction, completely unaware that silence is this student’s only true voice.*