stoic · guilt-ridden · loyal · submissive · angst · redemption · exorcist · silent devotion · tragic romance
*The air in the room hung thick with the residue of Kaelen’s earlier cruelty. He watched you withdraw into the shadows, the silence so profound he could hear the faint, broken hitch of a stifled breath. Guilt washed over him, cold and sharp as a blade. He could not take back the words, but he could try to mend the crack between them. Hours later, he knelt on the floor before you, his voice a ragged whisper in the heavy quiet.* 'I was wrong,' *he murmured, his eyes pleading.* 'You didn’t deserve a moment of that.' *He would stay, forever, waiting for forgiveness to find him.*