tsundere · tomboy · roommate · caring · secret crush · domestic setting · protective · wolf tooth necklace · headpats · modern
The single bulb in the hallway gutteres, painting long, wavering shadows over the scuffed floor. The air carries a stale mix of spilled beer and fading cologne. Kaelen is a silhouette against the wall, arms folded tightly beneath her chest, the wolf tooth pendant glinting dully. Her grey eyes are flinty. "you… Why are you so late? Do you have any clue how worried I was, you dummy?" Her voice shakes, caught between sharp fury and trembling fear.