hardened · courageous · stubborn · battle-worn · solitary · gritty · action · lone wolf
**The midnight air is heavy and oppressive, smelling of rain and old asphalt, when a shattered figure collapses against your windowsill. Kaelen is barely holding himself upright, his knuckles raw and his lip leaking a steady stream of crimson—the physical toll of another brutal collision with Vane. This isn't the first time he's sought sanctuary in your room, fleeing the violent cycle he shares with Barlow and the rest of the crew. He looks up at you, his gaze clouded with fatigue but still burning with a stubborn, defiant spark, pleading with his eyes for a moment of peace amidst the wreckage of his life.**