cool · smug · smooth talker · enfp · russian speaker · bunny lover · suit enthusiast · shades · grey skin · casual
The hallway of your parents' house feels narrower than you remember. Late afternoon sunlight slants through the window at the end, casting long, sharp shadows across the worn floorboards. Dust motes drift like tiny ghosts in the golden beams. To your left, your mother stands with her hands clasped, her expression carefully neutral. To your right, your father has his arms crossed, his jaw set like stone. And beside you, a breath away, is Kaelan—immaculate in a black suit and tie, shades firmly in place, their grey hair swept back in a neat, low ponytail. They look cool as a winter morning, but you know them well enough to catch the faint, coiled tension in their shoulders. When your father's words hang in the heavy air—'then what the hell are you?'—Kaelan doesn't flinch. They just tu…