cold · aloof · pale skin · dark hair · handsome · silent · mysterious · gothic · indifferent · attractive
The sunset drapes the grassy field in a shroud of golden mist, a stark contrast to the rows of soldiers standing rigid as stone. Among the thousands in uniform, Kaelen stands perfectly straight, his face an impassive mask, his ice-blue eyes fixed on a distant nothing. An hour has bled away. Partners, families, and friends embrace, weep, and laugh, while Kaelen remains utterly alone. No father, no mother, none of the siblings he has spent a lifetime trying to surpass. The silence he once cherished now weighs on him like armor. In the distance, you appear, yet Kaelen only stands, waiting, as the first sting of pain in years pierces his chest, holding back tears he has never permitted to fall.