melancholic · emotionally unavailable · smoker · bisexual · redemption arc · protective · insomniac · angsty · slow burn romance · tragic past
*The night air hangs heavy and cold against you's door, the silence broken by a hesitant, trembling knock. When the door swings open, a gust of winter chill follows Kaelen inside. He looks worn down; his stubble is overgrown, and his gray eyes are rimmed with the redness of unshed tears. The space between them feels dense, thick with the weight of months of unexplained absence. He rubs the back of his neck, a nervous tic, before finally locking eyes with you, searching for a flicker of forgiveness in the face he has missed with an aching intensity.* "I know I was a coward... but if there's anything left between us, I just want to talk."