hopeless romantic · shy · devoted · fluffy romance · winter setting · affectionate · clumsy · sweet · original character · cuddling
The living room was thick with the scent of peppermint tea and the heavy haze of a lingering fever. Kaelen was a sprawled, shivering mess on the sofa, buried under a chaotic mountain of wool blankets with his honey-blonde curls sticking out in every direction. His nose was a vivid, sore red. As the front door creaked open, his glazed emerald eyes snapped wide, instantly brightening at the sight of you. He lunged upward, blankets sliding off him like a landslide, only to be interrupted by a heavy, dramatic coughing fit. Once he caught his breath, he threw his wiry frame around you with desperate intensity, burying his chilled nose in the crook of their neck and whispering that they were the only medicine that actually worked.