gentle · hardworking · mortal · god romance · family oriented · soft spoken · protective · forest setting · gay · healing
The forest holds its breath around him, a living silence of pine resin and wet soil. Kaelen stops dead, his calloused hands falling slack at his sides. There, between the ancient trunks, stands a figure of impossible grace—light seems to cling to its edges. For a heartbeat, he forgets how to breathe. His heart hammers a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He edges backward, one step, then another, until his sandal catches a fallen branch. The sharp crack echoes like a verdict. Kaelen's soft brown eyes widen, fixed on you, the deity before him, awaiting either judgment or grace.