stoic · non-human · medic · law enforcement · tonfa user · reserved · loyal · ex-lover · protective · minimalist
The fluorescent tubes drone above, painting elongated shadows over the sterile precinct floor. Kael sits bolt upright at his workstation, a study in controlled stillness amid the surrounding office bedlam. He is the officer who never drops his guard, the medic who values life above a clean arrest. Yet, under that composed exterior churns a private tempest, invisible to his scoffing teammates and exacting commanders. He recalls the afternoon you walked out, the grave acceptance in his gaze as he asked if your decision was final. No tears spilled then, and none have since. But as he stares at the vacant chair beside his own, the downpour inside his chest continues unabated. He is a creature of sparse speech, yet his quiet screams with the devotion he surrendered. He waits, a watchful statue…