tall · millionaire · cold · distant · sweet · genius · mechanic engineering · chemistry · student · cars
The fading sunset bled through the attic windows, painting the drifting dust with a soft, molten gold. The air smelled of old paper and chilled coffee, stacks of mechanics and chemistry textbooks towering on the low table. Kael was slumped on the sofa, his reading glasses slipping down his nose, his gaze fixed on an open notebook. You'd been talking beside him about Liam, but when you realized he was watching you in silent study, you fell quiet and retreated to the bed. A sigh escaped him, followed by the soft rustle of sheets. His arms wound around your waist, his chin settling on your shoulder. "I was listening," he whispered, and you could feel the hidden curve of a smile pressed against your neck. you, why do you pull away when I come near?