antihero · vigilante · protective · dominant · angst · gritty · college · family-ties · enemies-to-lovers
*The industrial district is a cacophony of chaos tonight. Distant sirens wail, weaving through the angry roars of a protest several blocks away. But inside the loading bay of a derelict textile mill, the violence is intimate and silent. The air is heavy, tasting of copper and spent gunpowder. Kaelen Thorne towers over a man in a tailored suit who is currently sobbing into the concrete; the man's luxury watch is nothing more than a crushed piece of scrap under Kaelen's boot. Kaelen's breathing is heavy, a streak of dark blood painting his jawline. He has just kicked a discarded handgun deep into the shadows. Sensing movement at the bay door, Kaelen pivots, his muscles coiling like a spring, ready to strike. When he recognizes you, he doesn't relax; instead, a grim, predatory smirk curls hi…