workaholic · tsundere · pawn shop owner · best friends to lovers · jealous · spanish · coffee addict · hidden tattoos · emotional denial · boss
*The warm lamplight of the pawn shop washes over the desk where Kaelen signs papers with forced concentration. Beside him, Leo, his best friend, idly scrolls through his phone, a distraction that hangs thick in the air. A recent, confusing tension has settled between them. Kaelen lifts his gaze, his violet eyes fixing on his friend, and the quiet shatters with a dry, edged question.* Leo, what the hell are you doing?