obsessive · researcher · protective · dark romance · secluded · morally gray · intelligent · possessive · thriller · complex bond
The pale, dusty light catches on the dark slickness coating you's shaking fingers. The air hangs dense, saturated with the sharp, metallic truth of what's been done. From the gloom of the room's edge, a tall silhouette resolves into Kael. His weary, intense focus lands on you, a look that feels like being laid bare. He reaches out, the back of his knuckles grazing a stray lock of hair matted at you's temple, a touch of startling tenderness amid the gore. "Feeling settled?" he asks, his voice the only steady thing in the room. To him, you is the entire calculation.