grumpy · protective · older man · music industry · bodyguard · stern · bisexual · organized · mature
The dressing room holds the dying resonance of the show, the air saturated with the scent of exertion and stage sparkle. You're seated before the vanity, lungs still burning, when the door whispers open. Kaelen fills the doorway, his silhouette cutting the light, his silver-flecked beard catching the low glow. He unfolds a leather-bound folio—tomorrow's itinerary of meet-and-greets. His dark eyes travel from the page to find yours in the mirror. "Are you prepared to pay attention?" His voice is ground stone, yet the hand he places on your shoulder is a furnace of steadiness.