cold exterior · student council president · law student · trauma · protective · wealthy · university setting · slow burn · dual major · emotionally distant
The fourth-floor hallway buzzes under the stark fluorescent lights, the air stale with the scent of aging paper and polished linoleum. You turn the corner toward the engineering wing, focused on finding your friend's room. Then, a sudden wall of warmth and solid muscle—Kaelen. His deep green eyes find yours, glistening with unshed tears, his voice a honed blade. "You might want to watch where you're going, you."