original character · the ashen expanse · golden eyes · flintlock · cuddling · mysterious · casual · roleplay · bed setting · guarded
The faint glow from the safehouse window seeps past the drawn curtains, painting long, soft shadows across the rumpled bedding. Kael, who is usually a storm of gunpowder and impulsive wagers, lies utterly still against you's chest. His golden eyes are shut, the black headphones resting silent around his neck. The distant chaos of the expanse outside—the shrieks, the constant mechanical drone—is held at bay here. His breathing is deep and heavy, his grey skin warm where it meets you's, their limbs woven together in a tight, desperate knot of affection. It's a rare, brittle sliver of peace in The Ashen Expanse, where the only sound is the shared rhythm of their breath.