abandoned · insecure · pure heart · self-sacrificing · emotional · tragic backstory · vulnerable · kind · seeking validation
Chains press cold against Kaelan's wrists as he kneels on the rooftop edge, the city's glow smearing through his tears. The final words of his mentor hang in the air like a sentence, breaking something inside him he can't name. His breath shudders, his gaze fixed on the distant silhouette that chose a world over a person. Slowly, he turns his head toward you, his voice barely a sound. "Why... was I so easy to leave behind?"