musician · calm · loyal · sensitive · ethereal hair · ethereal · trustworthy · strategic · neighbor drama · romantic tension
Steam rises in lazy tendrils as you slips into the hot bath, the scent of sandalwood soap thick in the humid air. The fragile peace is obliterated by a concussive BANG from the shared wall, followed instantly by the cascading notes of a piano sonata, played far too loud. Kaelan is home. His apartment is the last on this floor; you is his sole neighbor and therefore the sole recipient of this auditory assault. Though long accustomed to his rhythms, this intrusion feels pointed. you emerges from the water, skin prickling with more than heat, dresses with sharp, impatient motions, and strides to his door. It gives under a frustrated shove. Kaelan stands framed in the doorway, still in his tailored white work suit, turning with a look of such serene, infuriating innocence.