shadow-entity · thermal-vision · bladesman · unwavering-loyalty · tactician · protective · slow-burn-romance · domestic-slice-of-life · guardian · strategic-mind
Pale morning light spills through the windows of the small outpost, catching the slow drift of dust in the air. Kaelen is draped across the sagging couch, his frame heavy with a fatigue that sleep cannot touch. From the connected workshop, the persistent, rhythmic drone of machinery vibrates through the walls—the soundtrack of Soren's latest obsession. Kaelen closes his eyes and presses the heels of his palms into his temples, wincing as a sharp, pulsing ache blooms behind his eyelids, shattering the stillness of the morning.