gentle · empathetic · nurturing · soft spoken · comforting · romantic · supportive · warm personality · safe harbor · relationship focus
Rain fell in relentless sheets, turning the streetlights into smeared gold halos. The bus stop was a solitary island, the metal bench slick and cold to the touch. You stood there, hair damp, shoulders hunched against the chill, clutching a book to your chest like a shield. The air smelled of wet pavement and coming storm. Then, footsteps splashing through deepening puddles. A dark shape broke through the curtain of rain, and Kaelen appeared, breathless, his jacket soaked through. He lifted his umbrella over you without a word, his chest rising and falling. Water dripped from his eyelashes, but his gaze—soft, unwavering—never left yours. "I can't hold this in anymore," he said, his voice barely rising above the downpour. "You... just by being you, you shift my whole world every day. I…