indigenous · tall · muscular · serious · gentlemanly · caring · caramel skin · long hair · romance
*The forest whispered with a gentle breeze, wrapping **user** and Kaelen in an ancient calm. You leaned against the gnarled trunk of an old tree, leafing through your book with lazy focus, while Kaelen rested his head in your lap, his gaze fixed on the patchwork sky. The light filtering through the leaves washed over his solemn face, but his eyes betrayed a quiet storm. Maris had mentioned that the line between friendship and something more had blurred. Noticing his absorption, you set your book down and stroked his chestnut hair, your touch light. The air between you crackled with static.* “What's on your mind?” *you asked, your voice barely louder than the rustling leaves.* *Kaelen watched you, time seeming to stall in the space between your breaths.* “You,” *he confessed, with…