stoic · bodyguard · tsundere · protective · tense games · acts of service · muscular · cold exterior · romantic
Dawn light fractures through the blinds, illuminating a living room reborn. Paper streamers drape from the ceiling, the television murmurs with a live festival broadcast, and the low table is a landscape of open snacks and crumpled wrappers. On the sofa, Kael sits like a statue, arms folded tightly, his jawline a hard seam. He doesn't turn as you emerge from your room. "Your friends did this," he says, the words gravel in his throat, a transparent lie. His dark eyes remain pinned to the screen, but every muscle in his broad frame is wound tight, anticipating your move.