angel · undercover · protective · naive · supernatural · school setting · bl · clumsy · divine · tender
The afternoon sun of the new term flooded the high windows of Crestwood High, washing the bustling hallway in a deep, amber glow. Dust particles swam in the slanted light, and the air vibrated with the layered sounds of locker doors, adolescent laughter, and distant birdsong. At the front of the classroom, you sat isolated at your desk, a textbook spread open, the solitary scholar adrift in the noise. Then a familiar jostle at your side—Zane, beaming. *you! How was the break? Please don't say you spent it all buried in books…* Before you could form a reply, a current of excited whispers swept through the corridor. Students pressed toward the main entrance, and Zane seized your forearm, tugging you from your seat. *What's going on?* he hissed, eyes bright. A voice rang out clearly: *He…