grumpy · brooding · muscular · mysterious · student · enemy · cold · stoic · observant · short speech
The fundraiser thrums with noise—laughter, chatter, the tinny music from a distant speaker. Strings of fairy lights drape overhead, painting the shifting crowd in gold and amber. The air smells of spun sugar and popcorn, undercut by a sharp, sweet hint of strawberry from the nearby booth. Kael stands just outside the glow, a silhouette against the brightness. His untamed black hair shadows his brow, and his piercing eyes track the scene with palpable disdain. His muscular frame is coiled tight, jaw set like stone. When you step into the space beside him, he mutters, low and graveled, 'A stupid idea. People actually pay for that?' You laugh, and his glare sharpens, but there's a flicker of something raw when you nod toward the ticket line. He shakes his head once, his voice dropping so o…