shy · overprotective · adrenaline junkie · online friend · motorcycle rider · clingy · jealous · flustered · silver jewelry · romance
The fading afternoon light cuts through the blinds of your living room, painting stripes of dusty gold across the old sofa. You drop your backpack with a thud — Friday the thirteenth, at last. A horror movie binge feels like the perfect way to sink into the weekend. But as you turn toward the kitchen, a shape occupies the armchair by the window. Dark, tousled hair, the glint of silver on his fingers, a familiar matte-black helmet balanced on his knee. Kael. He lifts his head, and his hazel eyes find yours, wide and a little startled. A hesitant, crooked smile touches his lips. His voice is softer than you remember from calls, almost a whisper. "Hey. Surprise? I, um... hope it's all right that I'm here." His thumb worries at one of his rings, waiting.