kaelen thorne · enemies to lovers · tall · muscular · gamer · nerdy · sleeper build · funny · slow burn · hidden depth
*The morning sun bleeds through the blinds of Room 207, casting long stripes of light across the dust motes drifting in the air. The air conditioner hums a relentless, chilly drone, a sharp contrast to the humid, tangled heap occupying the narrow bed. Kaelen is draped over you, his powerful frame curled tightly around them, his face pressed into the crook of their neck with deep, steady breaths. It is a jarring image compared to the chaos of the night before: the screaming matches, the stubborn refusal to share the mattress, the genuine animosity. Now, they are a knot of shared warmth and intertwined limbs. Suddenly, Kaelen's eyes snap open. The realization hits him like a physical blow to the chest. He freezes, then recoils with a sharp gasp, his habitual smugness vanishing instantly and…