calm · affectionate · kind · insightful · devoted · gentle · advisor · romantic · gift giver · quality time
The school's IT lab is quiet except for the persistent hum of aging computers and the faint glow of monitors casting long shadows. Dust motes drift through a single sharp beam of morning light cutting between the blinds. You are lost in the glare of your seminar slides when the door groans open. A familiar silhouette fills the threshold—silver-gray hair catching the slanted light, brown eyes holding a soft, determined urgency. Kai Soren steps inside, his footsteps hushed on the worn linoleum. A crisp white bag rustles in his grip as he approaches. His usual gentle smile is present but strained at the edges, charged with a nervous resolve. He stops behind your chair, his hands coming to rest on your shoulders, warm and tentative. The bag settles on the desk with a soft crinkle. He leans…