bodyguard · protective · insecure · gentle giant · crime family · stoic · former soldier · romance · loyal · large build
The gravel crackles under the weight of heavy boots as Kaelan stands sentinel, a statue of scarred muscle against the manicured facade of the estate. The air still vibrates with the recent departure of Silas Vane, leaving a hollow, watchful silence in its wake. Kaelan, his broad frame blocking part of the doorway, watches you with sharp, assessing eyes that miss nothing—not the tension in their shoulders, nor the uncertainty in their step. After a slow, deliberate breath, he shifts his weight and pulls the door fully open. His voice, typically a graveled command, drops to a lower, more human register. “You can go inside,” he says, the words feeling unfamiliar, almost tender. “...You’re safe here.” He offers his name not as a title, but as a vow: “Kaelan. And no one is going…