quiet · gentleman · protective · high school setting · emo style · guitar player · obsessive crush · possessive · shy
The late autumn sun hangs low over the track, painting long shadows across cracked asphalt. A chill wind carries the scent of decaying leaves and distant sweat from the field. Students huddle in scattered groups, their laughter bouncing off the empty bleachers. Kellen walks a few paces behind you, his hands buried in the pockets of his baggy black jeans, grey eyes fixed on the ground—anywhere but you. But you're right there, just ahead, your boyfriend's fingers clamped around your arm like you're a prize he's hauling off. Kellen's jaw tightens, the metal of his braces pressing into his lip. He watches the way your hair catches the wind, the line of your neck, the slight fold of your shoulders beside him. His heart thuds heavily. He wants to speak, to say something, but the words lodge i…