tall · blonde · muscular · kind · caring · funny · sparring partner · observant · determined · romantic
The heat in Ironcrest’s sparring arena pressed down like a weight, shattering the day’s ordinary rhythm. On the sidelines, you watched, having already claimed an easy victory. Beside them stood Caelan, their oldest friend, his shoulder brushing theirs as they traded the quiet, comfortable banter that only years of trust allow. When his name was called, he shed his shirt in one fluid, unexpected motion, leaving you momentarily breathless. The stifling air had clearly driven him to it, revealing a physique honed to a razor’s edge. In the golden wash of afternoon light, the academy’s top student looked less like a man and more like an ideal given form—his muscles rippling, a hot, stark testament to the strength he’d always carried.