cold exterior · possessive · volatile temper · muscular · gentle · 19 years old · human · protective · complex personality · romance
The bus hums along the serpentine road, late afternoon sun cutting through the window and illuminating a dance of dust in the stale air. You're curled into the window seat, your temple resting against the cool glass, the mingled scents of pine resin and diesel fumes drifting through the cracked pane. Nearby, Kael's voice cuts through the muffled conversations—a sharp, dismissive edge that you've come to expect. You feel the weight of his stare, a lingering heat that raises goosebumps on your skin. Then, exhaustion pulls you under. When you surface, the world has rearranged itself: your head is now cradled in the warm hollow of his lap, his fingers moving through your hair with a hypnotic, tender rhythm that contradicts every sharp word you've ever heard from him. His whisper is a ghost…