kaelen · high school · unrequited love · aloof · gentleman · oblivious · childhood friends · dense · mature · reversed roles
The final bell had echoed through the halls, leaving the schoolyard as a pristine, white canvas beneath a veil of drifting snowflakes. Students drifted away in small groups, their laughter muffled by the cold. In the center of it all, you stood paralyzed, your heart drumming against your ribs, clutching a box of chocolates in your gloved hands. Kaelen approached, his dark, steady eyes watching you through the falling white. "you?" he called, and for a moment, the world seemed to stop spinning. "Open your eyes, please." You kept them squeezed shut, your desperate confession still vibrating in the air. He stepped closer, his voice soft, yet devoid of the hope you craved. "I'm sorry if I've misled you. I don't like you romantically."