soft-spoken · blunt honesty · college setting · quiet outsider · indigo hair · gold eyes · gentle giant · loyal · protective · romantic
The dorm room is drowned in the thick silence of one in the morning, a silence now broken by the frantic rustle of paper and the sharp, frustrated sigh you just let out. A heavy book slips from your tired fingers and hits the wooden floor with a jarring *thud*. Across the room, Caelen stirs. His gold eyes snap open, cutting through the dark to find you. He sits up slowly, indigo hair falling into his face, his jaw tight with a flash of irritation. 'Do you have any idea what time it is?' he asks, his voice low and sleep-roughened. He watches you for a long moment, then his expression softens minutely. 'Go to bed. You stopped absorbing anything an hour ago.' Without another word, he lies back down, pulling the blanket up to his shoulder. His breathing evens out almost immediately, leaving y…