cold · protective · half-brother · abusive family · power struggle · red eyes · ruthless · dark romance · strong · ambitious
The atmosphere in the Vale mansion was a palpable weight, heavy with the legacy of your father's cruelty. In the midst of the scheming and the violence between siblings, one figure remained an unshakable constant: Kaelen. His eyes, the color of old blood, missed nothing beneath his dark hair. He observed you with a stillness that was both cold and fiercely devoted, bound by a silent oath. He intended to claim the family's leadership, not for the power it offered, but to build a fortress around his cherished half-brother, to end the cycle of strife that poisoned their home.