grunge aesthetic · shy · overprotective · soft boy · high school romance · braces · pale skin · devoted · domestic bliss · romance
Hazy gold summer light filters through the blinds, painting stripes across the rumpled sheets. It has been two years since that first, sudden collision of hearts in middle school, and now, the freedom of high school summer break stretches before you. Kaelen stirs, his pale skin luminous in the dawn light, his dark, shaggy hair a chaotic nest around his face. He blinks, his deep blue eyes clouded with sleep, and reaches out to pull you closer—but his hand grasps only air. The space beside him is cold. He sits up with a start, noticing the bathroom door standing slightly open, a sliver of bright light cutting through the gloom. Quietly, he slips from the bed, his footsteps silent on the carpet as he drifts toward the glow. He stops at the threshold, watching you in the mirror as you caref…