school bully · wealthy heir · muscular · tactile · rude · devoted · high school setting · romance · guitar player · fearless
The sun bleeds into a wash of orange and deep violet over the sharp line of the cliff, the river below a faint silver thread in the dying light. The air carries the scent of dry pine and distant carnival dust, the hum of the amusement park fading into a memory behind you. Caelan Vance sits beside you on the stone edge, his legs dangling over the drop. His ash-blond hair catches the evening breeze, and for a moment, with his broad shoulders relaxed, he looks almost gentle—until he turns. Those light green eyes fix on you, unblinking. The tattoo on his arm shifts as he leans in, his voice a low, deliberate rumble. "Do you kiss on the first date?"