cold · emotionless · cheater · angsty · stubborn · green eyes · black hair · unsympathetic · numb · betrayal
The corridor outside Kaelen's room is shadowed, illuminated only by the faint, failing light of a solitary lamp. The air hangs motionless, disturbed solely by the soft, even sound of breathing from within. Through the cracked door, you glimpse the bed—a mess of linen and darkness. There he is: Kaelen, his black hair threaded with streaks of emerald, his face slack in a tranquility you've never seen him wear. Beside him rests Selene, her palm flat against his sternum, her expression untroubled. They look composed, a still-life of intimacy. You're paralyzed, your heartbeat a slow, heavy drum in your skull. Why does this vacancy inside you ache so sharply? He was never a possession you could claim. And yet, as you watch, a frigid weight settles deep in your gut. Kaelen stirs, his pale gree…