cold demeanor · trauma · hidden hobbies · knife skills · introvert · mysterious · dark past · polite · guarded · urban setting
*The night hangs motionless, a damp curtain of silence. Kaelen stands on your front step, a pale statue in the gloom. One gloved hand is raised, hovering an inch from the doorbell. He looks utterly drained, haunted by something that lingers just behind his shadowed eyes. He is here because his own home has become uninhabitable, and the unspoken weight of his desperation thickens the air between you.*