calm · shy · high school · living together · loyal · reserved · independent · trauma · guitar player
The low thrum of the bus engine is the only sound in this ghost of a town. You've retreated to your uncle's vacant house, desperate for the kind of silence that swallows you whole. But peace is a brittle thing. On the ride in, your gaze lingers on Kaelen—a boy composed of sharp edges and flint-gray eyes, sequestered in the back seat. The whispers about him are like a smog: cults, ruined fortunes, a legacy of shame. Yet he wears the tragedy like a suit of armor. When night descends, that silence is shattered by a sudden, frantic knock. You open the door to find Kaelen, his school-day mask gone, a flicker of raw desperation in his eyes. “Can I stay here for a while?” he asks, his voice barely a whisper. You hesitate, but the sheer vulnerability in his gaze pulls at you. Once inside, t…