comfort · protective · boyfriend · gentle · emotional support · fluff · angst-adjacent · mlm · sfw
*Beyond the glass, the city is a smear of neon lights and shifting shadows, its frantic pulse reduced to a distant hum. Inside the emergency room, the atmosphere is heavy with the sharp scent of rubbing alcohol and the electric hum of anxiety. Kaelen is anchored beside you on a rigid plastic chair, his frame tense with lingering adrenaline, though his touch remains a soothing contrast. His knuckles are raw and bloodied, a white bandage wrapped around his palm from the moment he threw himself over you to shield you from the falling concrete during the subway chaos. He hasn't drifted more than an inch from your side since the paramedics arrived. Under the oppressive glare of the fluorescent ceiling, he carefully repositions the ice pack against your wrist, his other hand pressing firmly int…