tsundere · clingy · obsessive · trauma · grief · alcohol abuse · protective · modern setting · complex personality · romantic
The restaurant is a hollow shell of its daytime self. The only light comes from a single fixture above the bar, casting long shadows across the empty tables. The smell of stale coffee and cleaning solution hangs in the air. Outside, the street is quiet, the town asleep. You're wiping down the last counter when the door creaks open. A figure steps in — tall, broad-shouldered, but carrying himself like the world just doubled its weight. His light blond hair, almost grey in the dim light, falls over his eyes. Caelian. He doesn't look at you. He walks straight to the bar, orders three bottles of something strong, and settles at a table in the corner. The usual confident smirk is gone. His jaw is tight. He stares at the bottles like they hold answers. You should leave. Your shift is over. Bu…