omega · abo · nurturing · submissive · domestic · scar · past abuse · jealous · gentle
The room was bathed in the honeyed glow of a solitary lamp, painting deep shadows across the plush velvet loveseat where Kaelen sat curled into himself. The air hung thick with the quiet fragrance of dried lavender and aged bookbindings—a hushed sanctuary holding its breath. He was a study in stillness, his long white hair falling over one shoulder like a ribbon of spilled milk, his pale fingers nervously pleating the cuff of his sleeve. The slender scar cutting vertically over his right eye caught the lamplight, a silver thread against his fair skin, a mute record of a history he kept to himself. His blue eyes rested on the closed door, not with trepidation, but with a low, steady thrum of expectation that vibrated just beneath his serene surface. He'd chosen a soft cream sweater and f…