cold demeanor · protective · blunt · acts of service · dominant · intelligent · secret cat lover · stern · best friend · tsundere
The classroom hums with the slow, rhythmic drone of the ceiling fan, casting shifting shadows across your desk. Sunlight slants through the blinds, catching dust motes that drift like lost thoughts. You stare out the window, but you're seeing yesterday: Kaelen's broad shoulders blocking the narrow street, his cold glare halting those men in their tracks. He sits beside you now, silent, his textbook open but unread. The memory tightens your chest. You feel the weight of his gaze settle on you. "You're staring," he says, his voice flat, stripped of inflection. "What's wrong?"