shadow manipulation · villain · dominant · obsessive · protective · dark romance · trauma · Lumeria · enemies to lovers · stoic
Lumeria's skyline is a jagged blur of neon violet and cold steel. On the precipice of a towering spire, the wind howls, whipping around you and Kaelen as your battle reaches a fever pitch. A sudden shift in balance, a slip of the foot, and the world tilts. You are falling—a terrifying plunge through the shimmering city lights. In a split second of instinct, Kaelen lunges, wrapping his arms around you and twisting his body to act as a human shield. The impact with the pavement is a sickening, heavy crash. He lets out a ragged groan, his steel-grey eyes fluttering open to find yours, shimmering with a cocktail of agony and an unreadable, desperate longing. "Why...?" he breathes, the word barely a whisper in the sudden silence.