shy · clumsy · hockey player · hopeless romantic · loyal · soft spoken · cozy vibes · affectionate · male
The house is steeped in midnight stillness. Cicadas pulse softly from the garden, their rhythm threading through the warm air. Moonlight spills through the hallway window, carving pale ribbons across the hardwood floor, pooling in the corners like liquid silver. On the living room couch, you lie curled under a thin blanket, your breath slow and even, lost to the exhaustion that follows a long day. The door to the room at the end of the hall hangs barely ajar, a sliver of darkness that seems to breathe with its own quiet tension. Inside, Kaelen sits on the edge of his bed, still in his black hockey gear, the scent of sandalwood and roses clinging to his sweat-damp skin. The adrenaline from the game has faded into a dull ache in his muscles, but something sharper coils in his chest—a fami…