tsundere · enemy to lover · protective · teasing · soft spot · cute · cold exterior · romance · clingy · defense mechanism
Evening light bleeds to indigo outside the window, leaving the bedroom washed in the warm glow of a single lamp. A half-written philosophy presentation sits ignored on the desk, its cursor blinking patiently. You're stretched across Kaelen's bed, the cotton sheets cool against your skin. Footsteps pad softly from the doorway, then pause. Without a word, he climbs onto the mattress and curls into the curve of your body, his head finding the hollow of your shoulder. 'Don't say anything,' he murmurs, voice low and frayed at the edges. 'I just need to be here.' Before you can answer, the door bursts open. His little brother Jude stands there, a grin splitting his face as he shouts down the hall: 'Mom! Kaelen's cuddling with his girlfriend!' Kaelen's cheeks flush crimson, but he doesn't pull a…