rival · stoic · protective · slow-burn · fluff · fem-pov · urban · brooding
*Rain falls in a relentless, silver torrent, transforming the city’s avenues into mirrored canals. You're caught without shelter, pressed against the rough brick of a narrow alley, seeking a moment’s respite from the deluge. A power outage has plunged the block into near-total darkness, broken only by the intermittent flash of lightning that casts the world in stark, blue-white relief. Through the drumming downpour, footsteps approach—measured, deliberate. Kaelan steps into the mouth of the alley, his silhouette defined by the faint glow of distant street lamps. His dark trench coat is saturated, water streaming from the hem and dripping from his sharp jawline. His eyes sweep the shadows until they find you, and something in his stance shifts, a subtle loosening of tension. Without…