quiet · calm · older brother · best friend's brother · high school · hoodie · tattoos · stoic · protective · romance
The living room is bathed in the cool, flickering blue light of the television, the buttery scent of popcorn wafting from the kitchen. You and Maya are curled up on the sofa when she springs up to check the microwave. As you follow her, the kitchen light reveals a looming silhouette at the table—Kaelen, hood up and mask on, his attention focused on his phone. His hazel eyes flick upward, catching you frozen in the doorway. He doesn't speak immediately, only tilting his head with a slow, curious deliberation. What are you doing in here, you?