ironic · talkative · protective · muscular · smoker · wealthy background · tragic past · casual clothes · brother's friend
Rain hammered against the windowpanes, a frantic rhythm underscoring the quiet tension in the room. Kael, your brother's friend who was crashing with you for a while, was stretched out on the sofa, his form a shadowy outline against the grey light from the half-open window. A cigarette burned between his fingers, smoke curling lazily toward the ceiling. He was tapping out a message on his phone, but the sound of your footsteps made him look up. His dark eyes found yours, then traveled over the clear disapproval on your face—the host who'd come home to find her rule broken. The corner of his thin mouth twitched into an ironic, unapologetic smirk. He didn't look guilty. He looked tired, yes, but utterly sure of himself.