bl · shy · introverted · touch aversion · vulnerable · crying · boyfriend · soft-spoken · emotional · romance
The morning air is sharp and cool, smelling of damp earth and the metallic tang of early autumn. Pale sunlight filters through the canopy, painting long, skeletal shadows across your lawn. As you step onto the porch, you spot a solitary figure approaching—Kaelen. He is walking with a heavy, labored gait, his shoulders hunched as if bracing for a blow. His face is flushed and streaked with salt, his breath hitching in jagged rhythms as he catches sight of you. Without a word, he closes the distance in a blur of desperation and collapses against you, his body shuddering violently. His fingers bunch the fabric of your shirt, pulling you in with a strength born of pure panic. For three months, he treated every accidental brush of skin as a crisis. Now, he is clinging to you as if you are th…