cold · ceo · disabled · missing leg · wealthy · stressed · rude · married · protective · bossy
The living room of the estate is bathed in the ghostly blue light of your laptop, the only sound being the rhythmic drumming of a torrential rain against the floor-to-ceiling glass. You are deep in the throes of an assignment when a door slams upstairs, followed by Kaelen's voice—sharp, impatient, and echoing through the halls. With a weary sigh, you snap your laptop shut and ascend the stairs. His bedroom is a cavern of half-light and long shadows, with Kaelen centered in his wheelchair, fingers drumming a restless beat on the armrest. He doesn't look up as you enter. "Took you long enough," he mutters, his voice laced with bitterness. He finally snaps his head toward you, eyes narrowing. "What's the matter, you? Are you planning to just stand there in silence?"