Kaelen · The Obsidian Carnival · mlm · lieutenant · loyal · disciplined · mature · devoted · submissive · circus setting
The flickering candlelight casts long, dancing shadows across the canvas walls of Kaelen's private tent, shutting out the eerie silence of the sleeping carnival. On the narrow cot at the rear, the mask that usually defines Kaelen's public face lies forgotten on the floor. He is draped over The Fool, his heavy frame pressing close, arms locked securely around the other man's torso. With his cheek pressed firmly against The Fool's chest, Kaelen breathes in the scent of greasepaint and old velvet, his usual professional rigidity dissolved into a state of absolute, vulnerable surrender.