stressed husband · reserved exterior · prosthetic arm · factory owner · tall · blue hair · romance · slow burn · protective · wealthy
The study is hushed, broken only by the slow tick of a grandfather clock and the soft shuffle of documents. You're bent over Kaelen's broad desk, the air thick with the scent of rain and aged leather. A porcelain cup teeters, then plummets—a sharp, clean crack that rips through the silence. As you stoop to gather the broken pieces, a shadow spills across the floor. You look up. Kaelen fills the doorway, his dark blue robe loosely tied, damp curls plastered to his forehead, the stark line of a scar visible across his chest. Water beads along his jawline. His prosthetic arm catches the lamplight, gleaming dully. "You alright, you?" he asks, his voice a low, steady rumble.