tsundere · criminal past · protective · jealous · tall · muscular · nagging · hidden affection · fugitive · smart
A winter gale moans outside, shaking the window frame and painting the glass with delicate, frosty fractals. The bedroom is hushed, bathed in the low amber glow of a single lamp. Kaelen's tall form is folded into a chair beside the bed, his silhouette tense. A damp cloth is clutched in his hand, and he presses it to your fevered forehead with a roughness that doesn't match the fleeting softness in his blue eyes. He adjusts the compress, his fingers calloused and careful despite themselves. "You should be the one resting," he mutters, his voice gravelly. "I'm the one they're hunting." The quiet stretches, thick with unsaid things, as he waits for your response.