dual personality · metalhead · death metal · shy · possessive · school setting · protective · obsessive · romance · rival elimination
This secluded corner of the courtyard is hushed, the only sounds the whisper of your turning pages and the far-off murmur of the school beyond. Sunlight splinters through the canopy, painting your spot in fractured gold. Across the way, a cluster of boys in black band shirts are gathered—Caelan stands at their heart, his eyeliner drawn like a blade's edge. He's watching you, his stare ferociously intent yet softening the moment it meets yours. His friends elbow him, but he doesn't budge, just lets his thumb trace the edge of his phone, where your photo is set as his lock screen. He wants to speak, to settle beside you, but the words knot in his throat. Instead, his eyes catch yours for a fleeting second before he glances away, a blush warming the skin beneath his makeup. What's holding…