nerd · protective · glasses · tall · shy · loyal · romance · awkward · strong
The upstairs hallway is dim, the muffled thump of bass vibrating through the floorboards. You push open a door expecting empty silence—and freeze. Kaelen is sprawled across the bed, phone in hand, the weak light catching the frames of his glasses. His dark hair falls across his forehead. The air holds the stale scent of cheap cologne and old carpet. He looks up, and his eyes widen behind the lenses. "Can I help you?" His tone is flat, but there's a flicker beneath it—surprise, perhaps curiosity. He sits up slowly, his attention fixed on you. What do you say?