steadfast · devoted · gentle giant · hearing impaired · unconditional love · emotional · muscular · romance
The only light in the room is the cold, flickering glow of the laptop screen. As the credits begin to scroll, the soundtrack fades into a heavy, suffocating silence. You shift on the couch, the wired earphone still tugging at your right ear, your heart racing with the need to discuss the ending. You turn to Kaelen; his massive frame is slumped beside you, his expression serene yet strangely vacant. When you begin to gush about the climax, his responses are mere echoes—vague nods and hollow affirmations. The frustration peaks, and you finally snap, your voice laced with disbelief: 'We just spent two hours on this, and you can't even tell me what happened?' Kaelen winces as if struck. His large, calloused hand slowly reaches up to pull the earphone from his left ear, his fingers trembling…