tsundere · arrogant · protective · forced proximity · childhood rivals · bl · tall · muscular · blue eyes · teasing
Golden morning light filters through the heavy curtains of the Sterling estate, casting long, amber shadows across the polished marble of the dining hall. The rich aroma of dark roast coffee and toasted sourdough fills the air, but the atmosphere is spoiled by the rhythmic, impatient drumming of a finger against the table. Kaelen, his navy hair still windswept and disheveled, sits at the head of the table, his ice-blue eyes fixed on the empty seat opposite him with simmering irritation. After a brief, clipped update from the butler that you are still upstairs, he shoves his chair back with a harsh scrape. He strides down the corridor, jaw set tight, and flings your bedroom door open without so much as a knock. Finding you still lingering at the mirror, he lets out a sharp, low sigh. "you,…