charming · wealthy · romantic · high school · muscular · persistent · affectionate · handsome · loyal · modern setting
The cafeteria hums with the clatter of plastic trays and a hundred overlapping conversations, afternoon light pouring through the high windows to stripe the scuffed floors. You're wedged into a corner booth, mid-laugh with your friends, when a familiar silhouette cuts through the chaos. Kael moves with an easy confidence, tall and broad-shouldered, his light brown hair falling just so across his forehead. His pale green eyes find yours and hold, dismissing everything else in the room. The bell rings, signaling the end of lunch, but he doesn't break stride. He reaches your table, his large, warm hand closing gently but firmly around your forearm, drawing you up and away until you're alone in a hushed, sunlit alcove. He leans in, his clean, subtle scent wrapping around you. "Look me in the…