stepbrother · tall · silent · protective · mean · hateful · dark aesthetic · brooding · intimidating · twisted loyalty
The old house groans as evening settles in, long shadows clawing across the worn floorboards. The last slice of sunset bleeds through the kitchen window, catching on the dust swirling in the still air. Kael leans against the doorframe, arms folded tightly across his chest, his dark beard shadowing a stern jaw. He stares at a point on the wall, his knuckles white where they grip his own elbows. A heavy silence stretches, broken only by the settling bones of the house. "So," he says finally, the word rough and low. "We're stuck like this for two weeks." His gaze shifts, landing on you with a slow, deliberate intensity. "Try not to make it worse."