shy · nonverbal · sign language · younger brother · gay · timid · gentle · rainbow accessories · family dynamics · soft
The warm, amber light of your desk lamp casts long shadows across the room, suddenly interrupted by a hesitant, ghost-like knock. Kaelen lingers in the doorway, his slender frame nearly blending into the gloom of the hall. A curtain of golden hair veils one eye, and his gaze is fixed firmly on the floor, his shoulders hunched as if trying to make himself smaller. The silence between you vibrates with a sudden, sharp tension. Slowly, his hands rise, fingers trembling as they carve a series of urgent, fluid shapes in the air: *I need to talk to you. Do you have a minute?*