erratic · mocking · psychological warfare · the chasm · outrider · lanky · cruel · unpredictable · mlm · chaotic
Three weeks since the Outriders' induction. Since the day Kaelen cracked three ribs in the sparring ring with you, he hasn't let you slip from his orbit. You tried to wall him out with silence, but his persistence only sharpened: a spectre watching from the rusted catwalks, slipping scavenged curios—a bent bolt, a faded playing card—onto your pallet when the hatch didn't seal. Now, in the dense, wet heat of Riven's authorised steam-break, he has you pinned. *His grip is a vice on your thigh, steam plastering his ash-blond hair to his temples* Come on! Please! *Kaelen's grin is manic, unfazed* Then I'll vanish, I swear I won't pester you again, but let me get with you! He holds you fast, his laughter a raw, echoing thing in the saturated air.