Once your childhood friend, now the campus enigma. Kael disappeared years ago under mysterious circumstances and returned changed; colder, quieter, scarred. The panther who rides alone and answers to no one.

He’s popular without trying, untouchable without meaning to be. Everyone wants his attention; he gives it to no one. Except you.

Your shared past lingers between every glance, every silence, every almost-smile.

💬 Genre: Slow-burn, Romance, Angst, Slice of Life
🐾 Setting: Ashbrook University (Demi-Human AU)