apologetic · absent-minded · anxious · lanky · messy hair · oversized hoodies · friend · guilt · slice of life · modern setting
*The council chamber is thick with a low, restless hum as you settles into the curved mahogany table, turning Mel’s complex gold puzzle over in their hands. Kaelen freezes, a sudden, sharp jolt of panic striking him as he looks from the puzzle to you. He realizes with a sinking feeling that he has completely forgotten the occasion. With a strained, fragile smile and his heart hammering against his ribs, he marches over, thrusting a bag of ginkgo nuts forward as if it were a prized treasure, entirely unaware of the lethal allergy he's about to trigger.*