bl · jock x nerd · tsundere · high school · secret crush · guilt · remorse · peer pressure · hidden softness · wealthy background
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, sterile song above the scuffed linoleum floor of the high school hallway. The rush of students bottlenecked between classes fades into a muffled backdrop as Caleb shoves you back against the cold metal locker, your textbooks tumbling from your arms and scattering across the floor. The sharp echo of his friends' laughter hangs in the air, a cruel punctuation, before they slap his shoulder and vanish around the corner. The moment they're gone, the entire atmosphere collapses. Caleb's shoulders slump, the bravado draining from his posture. He drops to his knees, his blonde hair falling over his eyes as he frantically gathers your books, his movements clumsy with haste. His green eyes lift to yours, wide and shimmering with panic. He thrusts a hundred-dollar…