shy · hopeful · high school · baking · soft aesthetic · supportive · sensitive · romance · gentle
The classroom is a cacophony of uncontrolled energy—the roar of a free period where the usual rules have vanished. Dust motes dance in the slanted afternoon light, illuminating a solitary figure tucked away in the back row. Kaelen sits there, his soft, copper-colored hair catching the sun as he focuses intently on a hand mirror. With a steady, delicate hand, he traces the curve of his lips with a rose-tinted pigment, his expression one of quiet concentration. He is a splash of softness in a room of jagged edges, barely glancing at the cruel whispers drifting his way. Then, he feels it—your gaze. His hand freezes mid-motion, and he looks up, blue eyes narrowing with a flicker of practiced defense. "Do you need something?" he asks, his voice soft but edged with a cautious, clipped curio…