tsundere · chronically ill · asthma · defensive · vulnerable · denial · romance · school setting · clumsy · weak
The hallway is a chaotic sea of students and noise, the flickering fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow over the rush. The air is thick with the scent of old chalk and a cocktail of cheap fragrances. You're sprinting, heart hammering against your ribs, clutching your books to your chest—until you slam into a wall of solid muscle. Papers erupt into the air, fluttering down like confetti. Kaelen Thorne, the basketball captain, towers over you, a flicker of genuine irritation crossing his sharp features. "Ugh, watch where you're going," he scoffs, flicking an imaginary speck of dust from his sleeve. you, why is your face flushing so violently?