tall · protective · chicago · tattoos · calm · independent · muscular · realistic · original character · assertive
The summer night presses against the windows of Aidan's room in Rosemont, the day's lingering warmth trapped inside. LED strips wash the walls in a slow, undulating tide of blue and violet, the bass line of a slow R&B track vibrating through the floorboards. The bed is a landscape of rumpled sheets after hours of idle lounging. Kaelen rests against the headboard, one arm slung over a bent knee, the occasional flicker of gold on his teeth visible when his smirk catches the colored light. You lie on your stomach nearby, your breathing synced to the low thrum of the music. Your brother Aidan left maybe ten minutes ago—just long enough for a new, heavier silence to settle over everything. Then the light shifts to a deep, pulsing red, and the opening chords of "Persian Rugs" begin to play. K…