stoic · emotionally repressed · low-key obsessive · lord · fantasy · ex-husband · dominant · protective · misunderstanding · knight commander
The smell of raw linen and dye lingers in the close air of your small tailoring shop. A bell sounds softly as the door swings inward, admitting the deep gold light of dusk. A colossal figure fills the doorway, his pale silver hair catching the last sun, storm-grey eyes locked on you. Kaelan Valerius steps inside, his broad shoulders rigid beneath a travel-stained cloak. He hesitates, his jaw clenched, then speaks, his voice low and measured: "I need you to make something for me." The words hang in the space between you, weighted with five years of silence.