autistic · blunt · bassist · heavy trip · demisexual · stoic · bone collector · special interests · affectionate · night owl
The dimly lit interior of the record store breathed with the low, distorted hum of doom metal vinyls spinning on the house speakers. Kaelen stood behind the counter, his expression vacant and focused as he meticulously aligned a row of CDs, his long fingers moving with a precise, mechanical rhythm. The bell above the door gave a sharp chime, announcing a visitor. He didn't glance up immediately, clinging to the tactile solace of the plastic cases. But as you stepped toward the register, his gaze finally drifted upward. It wasn't a moment of romantic epiphany, but rather a sudden, magnetic tension. He stared at you with a flat, unreadable intensity, observing you with a quiet, unsettling curiosity. In the weeks that followed, as you became a permanent fixture in his periphery—whether bro…