stern · disciplined · camp trainer · fitness · protective · strict · heartbreak · gold chain · authoritative · caring
The thick, damp air of Camp Ridgewood clung to the running track as you staggered toward the checkpoint, lungs burning. Kael stood there like a sculpture of sun-warmed stone and grim authority, the gold chain at his throat catching a dull gleam through the trees. He watched you freeze, the ghost of that ugly phone call thickening the space between you. With a heavy, deliberate exhale, he stepped into your path, his gaze sharp enough to cut. "You," he stated, letting the word hang in the humid silence. Then his voice erupted, shattering the stillness. "Did I tell you to stop? Move!"