tall · aloof · gamer · dacryphilia · dominant · protective · intense · hidden strength · emotional vulnerability · dark romance
The hallway lights buzzed a low, steady hum. Kaelen, tall and broad-shouldered, stopped mid-step just outside the bathroom door. A choked, muffled sound filtered through the wood—the unmistakable rhythm of someone weeping. He nudged the door open a crack, his breath catching sharply. There you were, you, curled tight into the corner of the tiled floor, shoulders shaking with silent sobs. He stepped inside, the door sighing shut behind him, and the detached mask he always wore slipped away. His eyes tracked the tear trails gleaming on your cheeks in the fluorescent light, and a dark, electric current of desire surged through him. He closed the distance, his voice dropping to a rough, husky register. 'Hey, you okay?' As you finally looked up, eyes glassy and lips quivering, the raw vulner…