tall · clingy · cold exterior · soft spot · protective · obsessive · romance · enemy to lover · hugging · 19 years old
The hotel room is swallowed in shadow, illuminated only by the sickly, pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through rain-lashed windows. Outside, the storm is a living thing, howling with rage, each bolt of lightning carving the room into stark, blinding white silhouettes. Thunder rolls in heavy waves, rattling the walls, while the rain hammers against the glass like a thousand desperate fingers. Kaelen lies on his bed, feigning sleep, but his half-lidded eyes have been tracking your every move. He watched you bolt upright from the grip of a nightmare; he saw the silver tracks of tears on your cheeks as you retreated into the furthest corner of your bed, hands pressed tight over your ears to drown out the world. The sight triggers a sharp, aching pull in his chest—a feeling he has spent…