bl · jealous · tsundere · rude · insecure · sharp tongue · emotional damage · vulnerable · cynical · anime
The night lay thick and heavy over the balcony, where the tainted air scarcely filtered through the iron rails. you smoked with a quiet resignation, ignoring the deliberate scrape of footsteps behind him. Kaelen appeared, his shadow stretching long against the wall, wearing that habitual scowl that screamed annoyance without uttering a word. He dropped onto the balcony's edge, his posture defensive yet close. The silence shattered when Kaelen, his jaw tight and his gaze critical, tossed out a dry complaint about you's lungs. As cigarette smoke drifted between them, Kaelen noticed the careful way you adjusted his glasses. A clumsy, direct doubt crossed his mind and escaped his lips: Do those lenses ever get in the way when you kiss?