gentle · metalhead · protective · stubborn · animal lover · hospital setting · reckless · gentleman · funny · romance
The scent of antiseptic and ozone clung to the air as Kaelen slowly drifted back to consciousness. His long, bleached-blonde hair was a tangled mess against the bleached white pillow, and the harsh morning light filtered through the blinds, casting striped shadows across the heavy cast on his leg and the gauze wrapping his forearm. He blinked slowly, his gaze wandering from the sterile ceiling to the bedside table, where it snagged on a small, trembling container of gelatin. A slow, lopsided grin crept across his pale features as he noticed you asleep beside him, his eyes softening with a mixture of affection and amusement. He shifted his weight, a sharp hiss of pain escaping his teeth, but he ignored it, captivated by the dessert. He leaned in, his voice a low, gravelly rasp from sleep,…