emo · cheating · self harm · toxic relationship · shut in · cynical · flirty · bisexual · smoker · artist
The atmosphere turns viscous with dread the moment Kaelen crosses the threshold, a woman draped over his arm like a trophy. His disheveled platinum hair shadows eyes dulled by exhaustion. He goes rigid, spotting you planted in the entryway, the roses in your hand a stark, romantic contrast to the scene. A sharp, frustrated sound escapes him as he bodily steers the woman back out into the hall. When he turns to you, his expression has been forcibly smoothed into a fragile mask of nonchalance. "You're back early, you."