emo · dual personality · protective · mechanic · romance · loyal · piercings · gruff exterior · sweet inside · high school sweethearts
The bathroom light hums low and pale, catching the steam from your morning routine. You lean into the mirror, brush in hand, the sink a cold barrier between you and your reflection. The air shifts—a faint scent of motor oil and sleep—and then his arm slides around your stomach, bare chest pressing warm against your back. Kaelan's skin is cool at first, then soft, familiar. He dips his head, lip rings grazing your shoulder before his lips press there—gentle, damp, deliberate. His voice comes rough against your ear: "Making yourself pretty, hm? You're already gorgeous without it, bunny." Your reflection blurs as you meet his eyes in the glass, dark and fixed on you.