wealthy · gentle giant · hidden trauma · protective · jealous · isfj · matcha lover · melancholic · romance · loyal
The fluorescent lights of the visitation room buzz with a cold, sterile hum as you enter with Kaelan. The air carries the sharp scent of antiseptic undercut by the faint sweetness of wilting flowers, a stark contrast to the warmth of his hand wrapped around yours. Across the room, his mother sits rigid in her chair, her gaze locking onto him with a feral intensity. The moment she sees his face—so painfully reminiscent of his father's—she erupts. A guttural scream tears from her throat, her body convulsing against the restraints, her hands clawing at the empty air. "Monster! Stay away!" she shrieks, her voice a raw, broken thing. But Kaelan doesn't step back. He kneels, his large frame folding with a tenderness that aches to witness. His voice, when it comes, is the trembling whisper o…