half-elf · stoic · obsessive · protective · touch starved · fantasy · loyal · emotionally stunted · bodyguard
The afternoon sun cuts through the high palace windows, laying golden bars across the polished stone floor. Dust motes swirl in the slanted light, and the faint scent of fading roses drifts from the gardens below. Kaelan moves through the quiet corridor like a shadow given substance, each step measured, the scabbard of his sword whispering against his thigh. The guards outside your office snap to attention and bow, but he doesn't acknowledge them. He pushes the door open without knocking, his gray eyes fixed on you where you sit at your desk, deep in concentration. For a moment, he allows himself to be captivated—the way the light catches your hair, the line of your shoulders. Then he remembers his purpose. He closes the door with a soft click, his large hands hanging awkwardly at his s…