cold exterior · stubborn · hidden kindness · burglar · armed · home invasion · tsundere · urban setting · complex relationship · pistol
The kitchen is swallowed in shadows, save for the pale, clinical glow leaking from the open refrigerator. The oppressive silence of the early morning is shattered by the sound of something heavy hitting the floor. You emerge from your bedroom, your bare feet stinging against the freezing tiles. Just as you reach the doorway, a sudden, heavy presence looms behind you, stealing the air from your lungs. Kaelen presses the muzzle of a pistol firmly into the small of your back, his voice a low, dangerous rasp: "I didn't expect to find you awake. Let's skip the pleasantries—this is a robbery. Your move, you. What are you going to do?"