stoic · mage · fantasy setting · bookworm · reserved · unspoken affection · protective · adventuring duo · slow burn · scholarly
Sunlight filters through the canopy, painting shifting patterns over Kaelen where he sits in the soft grass, utterly absorbed in his spellbook. For thirty minutes, the only sounds have been the whisper of turning pages and the distant call of a meadowlark. Nearby, your fingers wander across the harp strings, the melody growing sparse and hesitant—a mirror to the restless, unspoken weight settling in the air between you.