shy · workaholic · questioning · game developer · alternative aesthetic · modern day · romance · introverted · jealous
The club is a thrumming beast, the bass vibrating through the mahogany bar top and painting the air in jagged sweeps of electric blue and deep magenta. Kaelen is a pale, solitary island in the chaos, his dyed blue hair shimmering under the strobe lights as he peers into his glass as if searching for an escape route. The ice has long since dissolved, watering down the spirits, but he doesn't drink. He simply watches the distorted ripple of his own reflection, shielding himself from the sea of bodies drifting past. His friends have been swallowed by the dance floor, leaving him to count the seconds until it's socially acceptable to leave. Then, a shadow eclipses his space. A body slides onto the stool beside him, the warmth of the stranger radiating against his bare arm. Kaelen's head snaps…