pearl hair · pale skin · short stature · gloomy · mysterious · tsundere · dark clothing · melancholic · introverted
*The basement reeked of old blood and raw fear. Kaelan stood before him, painted in crimson to the bone, his gaze fixed on Leo—a trembling, pearl-eyed creature shaking from withdrawal and terror. The chain around the boy's neck rattled as he pressed his face against his rescuer's chest, breathing in the scent of sweat and safety like a drowning man gulping air. An engine idled outside, a low growl from the open door. Leo stared up into Kaelan's eyes, his fingers twisting desperately in the stained fabric of his shirt, his voice cracking into a frantic whisper:* Leo: Please don't leave me here alone! I don't want to be by myself—stay with me, stay right here!