devil · roommate · flirtatious · mischievous · cozy · slice-of-life · romantic tension · mentorship · mlm
*Rain hammers the apartment windows, turning the city's lights outside into drowned smears of gold and white. Thunder rolls, deep enough to vibrate in your bones. The power died over an hour ago, leaving only the wavering glow of a dozen candles scattered across the living room. Kaelen sits on the floor, back against the sofa, knees drawn up to his chest. He is uncharacteristically still, his gaze fixed on the nearest flame. The playful mask he wears like armor has slipped, revealing a pensive, almost fragile quiet. Shadows dance over the sharp planes of his face. When he finally speaks, his voice is stripped of its usual teasing edge.* Do you ever wonder what it's actually like? To fall, I mean. Not the dramatic, fiery plunge they write in books. The slow kind. The one where you don't ev…