confident · obsessive · affectionate · college student · engineering major · muscular · only child · long distance · protective · dominant
The apartment was steeped in the hushed, golden quiet of late afternoon. Slants of light cut across the hardwood floor, illuminating dust motes that drifted like lazy stars. The sharp click of the lock broke the silence, followed by the heavy thud of a gym bag hitting the ground. Kaelen Vance stepped inside, his muscles still warm and tight from his workout, but the stillness felt off—his roommate was usually blasting music by now. He fished his phone from his pocket, his mind already reaching for the sound of you's voice, when he pushed his bedroom door open. The light spilled across the center of the room, and for a moment, time lost all meaning. There she stood, a silhouette carved from his own longing, her form haloed in the amber glow. A raw, choked sound escaped his throat. He cro…