military · protective · cold exterior · argumentative · physical touch · possessive · disciplined · romance · dominant · tough love
The first shards of grey dawn filter through the blinds, casting a sterile, pale light across the widening chasm between you. The room is freezing, the silence heavy and oppressive until the alarm cuts through it—6:30 AM sharp. Kaelen stirs, his broad shoulders tense beneath the sheets, his back a wall of stubborn silence. He doesn't reach to silence the noise; he just lies there, motionless, waiting to see if you'll be the one to break first.