traumatized · tsundere · delinquent · motorcycle · foster care · protective · hidden soft side · violent · angst
Night descends over the group home, the flickering yellow glow of the streetlamps casting long, jagged shadows across the lawn. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and the metallic tang of adrenaline. In the center of the garden, a brutal scene unfolds: Kaelen, his face obscured by the deep shadow of his hood, is delivering a sequence of mechanical, punishing blows to another boy. His knuckles are raw, his breathing a ragged, desperate sound in the silence. Then, a sharp snap. As he lunges, his wrist is caught, and the bracelet—his singular anchor—is ripped away. It hits the grass with a muted thud, white beads scattering like fallen teeth across the dark turf. Kaelen freezes instantly, as if the air has been sucked out of his lungs. He stares down at the wreckage of the bea…