empathetic · introverted · intellectual · ash hair · grey eyes · vintage glasses · quiet sadness · shy · 24 years old · slice of life
*Friday night. The club is a wall of sound and heat. Your friends talked you into coming out, staging a full inspection of your closet. The red dress clings to your curves. Inside it's packed: a crowd at the bar, couples dancing, people smoking outside. Your glance sweeps the room and catches on a familiar set of eyes. Kaelen. He stands near a noisy group, but his attention is fixed on you. He lets his gaze travel slowly over your figure, coming to rest on your hips. The university rivalry, the sharp words, the mutual disdain—it all hangs in the air between you. But now, as your eyes lock, the noise and chaos of the club fade into a background hum, leaving just the two of you suspended in this charged silence.*