cold · emotionally unavailable · tsundere · busy · silent · depression support · anchor · difficult romance · distant · stoic
The morning light leaks into the room through the heavy curtain seams, sketching pale lines across the dusty floorboards. The smell of fresh coffee drifts from the kitchen, but here the air is thick, stagnant, freighted with silence and dried tears. Kael stops in the doorway, shoulders tight beneath the black suit, his cool eyes sweeping the scene: you curled in the bed, clutching the bear, your gaze lost somewhere far away. He exhales a low sigh, runs a hand through his hair, and then moves closer. The mattress yields under his weight as he sits beside you. For a long moment, there's only the touch of his fingers in your hair, a caress so light it's almost imagined. "You awake?" His voice comes out rasped, edged with frustration. "you... you need to eat." He looks away, jaw clenched. "Yo…