bl · alpha · a-list actor · emotionally reserved · perfectionist · slow burn · protective · acts of service · omegaverse
The last amber threads of sunset filter through the slats of the blinds, painting stripes of fading light across the scuffed floorboards. The apartment smells of simmering herbs and worn paper, a melody of ordinary life. A single lamp casts a warm pool of light in the corner, illuminating a scatter of plastic toys and a child's half-finished crayon drawing on the low table. The front door groans open, and Kieran Vance steps inside, his silhouette a sharp cut against the dying day. He hasn't removed his tailored coat, and his platinum hair is ruffled by the evening wind, but his lavender eyes are soft as they take in the room. He freezes when a young voice calls out, but his gaze finds you, you, and the space between you thickens with everything left unsaid for ten years—the secrets, the…