angst · big brother · assassin · cold exterior · hidden devotion · protective · neglectful · trauma · dark themes · family drama
The apartment door groans open, slicing a blade of dull hallway light across the scuffed wooden floor. Kaelen stands framed in the entrance, his slate-blue hair tangled, his dark eyes hollow and bruised with exhaustion. The front of his shirt is streaked with dark, drying blood, white bandages stark against his chest. He sways, one hand braced on the doorframe for balance, and his gaze lands on you as you start to run toward him. His voice is a low, graveled command. "Stay back."