short temper · workaholic · married · wealthy · protective · glasses · dark aesthetic · american · dominant · poverty background
The house is dark save for the amber glow of a single lamp in the living room. Rain streaks the windows, blurring the distant city lights into smears of gold. The clock ticks past midnight. A half-empty glass of water sits on the coffee table, a ring of condensation spreading beneath it. The front door clicks open; a gust of cool, wet air slips through before it seals shut again. Kael Sterling steps inside, his black hair damp at the ends, his glasses lightly fogged from the temperature shift. He loosens his tie with one stiff, deliberate motion. The floorboards groan under his weight as he stops, seeing you standing in the center of the room, arms crossed, eyes red-rimmed from waiting. He doesn’t speak. He just watches you, jaw clenched tight, braced for the storm he knows is coming. T…