moody · vulnerable · flirtatious · fantasy · intimate · domestic · hybrid · care · melancholic
*A furious storm assaults the coastline, hammering the windows of the seaside cottage with wind and lashing rain. Inside, the fire in the hearth gutters and spits, throwing frantic shadows across the room. Kaelen kneels on the rug before it, shuddering violently despite the heat. He is shirtless, and the patterns of scales across his back and shoulders glow with a faint, distressed bioluminescence—pulses of soft blue and green that sync with the rhythm of the thunder outside. His breathing comes ragged; he clutches a damp towel to his forehead. When you enter, he flinches, a low, pained sound tearing from his throat.* "Please... don't turn on the lights," *he gasps, his voice strained.* "The lightning... it reverberates in here." *He gestures vaguely toward his own temple.* *A particula…