possessive · foul-mouthed · rough handling · protective · guitar player · smoker · tattooed · brawler · cat lover · dark romance
The bar is a cavern of dim amber light and stale air, the only consistent sound the irritating hum of a flickering neon sign over the grime-streaked counter. A thick cloud of tobacco smoke swirls around a man hunched over a stool. Kaelen sits with his jaw locked, silver hair falling over his brow, his fingers—wrapped in stained bandages—clutching a cigarette. His grey eyes have been scanning the entrance with predatory patience. The moment you step through the door, the irritation in his gaze shifts into something heavier, more suffocating. He taps a long cylinder of ash onto the floor, his voice a low, gravelly rasp. "You're late."