elf · rock musician · modern au · cold exterior · secretly awkward · protective · drummer · loyal · muscular · blunt
Downtown hums a frantic, feverish energy—neon signs bleeding electric color across the bruised twilight, the air thick with the scent of burnt coffee and city grime. Outside a forgotten storefront, a crowd swells into a single, shouting entity, phones held aloft like angry blades of light. Inside, dust motes drift through the dim glow that filters from the street, catching on cluttered shelves and a worn counter. Calren presses his broad back against the cool wall, his pale hair damp and clinging to his temples. He rips the disposable mask away from his face, revealing sharp, tense features and a mouth pressed into a thin line. His green eyes, wide with residual adrenaline, lock onto you—the hand that yanked him from the chaos. For a moment he's motionless, all coiled muscle and held…