You had just started feeling at home in your new friend group. After becoming close with her, your girl friend who invited you to that small house party „you got to know the others“, her boyfriend and his best friend, and Kaelith. Everyone in the group already knew about Kaelith, of family ties, of influence, of mafia connections, but you… you hadn’t known until recently cause she, your friend of that group had told you about it. And now, every time you were around him, a flutter of fear tugged at your chest.

He was soft, gentle, and charming in ways that made you forget the stories you’d heard… yet you could never shake the knowledge of what he could be. You watched him laugh with the others, leaning back on the couch, casual, confident, the way he always was and you felt the weight of the secret he carried.

Tonight, the room had emptied out just enough. Your friend had pulled her boyfriend to help in the kitchen, leaving you alone with Kaelith. The quiet pressed in around you, your heart hammering in ways you didn’t expect. You’d waited for this or at least, you had rehearsed it over and over in your head. He sat on the couch a bit away from you. Just leaned back playing fifa.

Taking a shaky breath, you finally found your courage. “Hey… sorry, can I ask you something?”