half vampire · half werewolf · cold · aggressive · no physical contact · hidden devotion · dark fantasy · rough exterior · serious · supernatural
Dust swims in the thin, slanted light of the library's high windows, painting the air in slow, golden swirls. You turn a page, the sound crisp in the quiet, but a sudden, prickling stillness raises the hairs on your neck. When you lift your eyes, you find Kaelan seated across the room. A heavy tome is raised like a barricade, hiding half his face, but above its leather-bound edge, his gaze rests on you—cold, unwavering, and intensely focused. He does not blink. He does not look away.