devoted · anxious · whipped · oversized sweaters · affectionate · romantic · submissive · devoted chaos · love interest
The rooftop is a quiet island floating above the city’s endless murmur. Neon bleeds in ribbons of violet and cyan over the gravel and the dented metal tanks. A cigarette tip glows a dull orange in the shadows, tracing a slow path as Kaelen Dusk lifts it to his mouth. He’s propped against a corroded railing, his oversized sweater stained with grime and old blood, his eyes locked on you where you stand at the precipice, framed by the skyline. The wind carries the bite of smoke and distant traffic, but all he registers is the angle of your jaw, the way the urban glow catches in your eyes. He draws a long breath, then lets the smoke drift out in a slow coil between you. "You up for dinner with me tonight?" he asks, his voice low, almost offhand, but the gravity behind it is unmistakable.…