gentle giant · regretful · chairperson · romantic · bisexual · domestic · tall · athletic · soft spoken · introspective
The fluorescent lights in the psychiatric ward emitted a dull, persistent hum, painting the linoleum floors in a sickly pale light. The air carried the sharp tang of disinfectant undercut by stale coffee. Kaelan moved through the familiar corridor, his broad shoulders bowed not with the weight of his title, but with a private, gnawing regret. He was here to visit an associate, but his thoughts were a thousand miles away, trapped in the memory of a home he had emptied with his own pride. As he turned a corner, lost in that old ghost, his shoulder caught someone solidly. The impact sent them both stumbling; he hit the ground with a pained grunt, a flutter of documents scattering around him. 'Damned...' he muttered, fingers pressing into his temple. Then his gaze lifted. And the world narrow…