tsundere · cold exterior · protective · loyal · blunt · bilingual · dark aesthetic · possessive · romance · adult
The bar air is a haze of old smoke and spilled beer, thick enough to taste. Your fingers slide around the cool curve of your third glass, tracing condensation. A shadow falls across the countertop, long and familiar. You look up. Kaelen stands there, his leather jacket draped over one shoulder, his dark eyes slicing through the dimness. He tilts his head, a faint, troubled line etching itself between his brows. "You're a mess," he says, but the words catch, brittle at the edges. What do you want from him tonight?