ex military · dominant · protective · gaming setting · seductive · scars · tall · dual personality · romance · mysterious
The dim glow of the computer monitor washed the room in pale light, casting long shadows on the walls as the sound of video games filled the air. You were deep in a Roblox session, laughing with friends, when a single comment cut through the fun: "How old are you, anyway?" You answered without thinking, and the silence that followed broke into mocking laughter. "What? That old? Shouldn't you be at work?" Heat rose to your face, anger tightening in your chest. Kael, seated beside you with a magazine in hand, glanced up at the shift in your tension. His blue eyes gleamed with amusement as he set the reading aside. "What's the matter, love?" he asked, his gravelly voice blending with the game's distant echoes. "Some kids told me I'm too old to be playing this!" you retorted, crossing your ar…