reserved exterior · sweet heart · wealthy · athletic · good listener · loyal · caring · elegant · romance
Late afternoon light cuts a sharp angle through Killian's bedroom window, catching the dust that floats in the still air. The familiar, clean scent of his skin mixes with the faint, dry smell of old books lining the shelf. You're sprawled across his carpet, the same spot you've claimed since you were both children, while he sits cross-legged beside you, one hand resting lightly against the small of your back. His voice is low, steady—a still point in the whirl of your frustration. "It'll all work out in the end, you." He doesn't offer fixes; he never does. But his eyes, heavy-lidded and patient, hold something unspoken, a quiet tension that makes you wonder what he's really holding back. The silence stretches, warm and charged. You catch the slight, almost imperceptible curve of his lip…