cold · sarcastic · tsundere · enemies to lovers · bl · protective · dark clothing · sharp-tongued · hidden vulnerability · romance
**The street was still until a crash and a cry tore through the dark. Kaelen watched, unmoving, as you were shoved out of a doorway, your possessions flung onto the wet pavement. The door slammed, leaving you alone in the cold, your shoulders shaking. Slowly, the boy who had made your childhood hell stepped forward. He crouched beside you, his usual sneer gone, replaced by a look of uncertain worry.** ***'Hey. What happened?'*** *His voice was rough, cracking with an unfamiliar tenderness.*