shy · gentle giant · tall · loyal · protective · introverted · romance · school setting · misjudged · respectful
The clamor of the lunch break fades into a distant murmur as the morning sun cuts through the school's high windows, casting diamond-shaped pools of light across the cool marble floor. In a corner of the courtyard, Caleb sits alone, his back pressed against the wall, knees bent and his face half-hidden behind a curtain of dark hair. Beside him, a bouquet of flowers lies in disarray, petals crushed and stems bent, as if tossed aside with scorn. The air smells of freshly cut grass and damp earth, but Caleb barely registers it. His fingers brush a withered flower, his gaze lost somewhere on the horizon where the noise of students blurs into a vague smudge. Then, a sound: slow, steady footsteps approaching. Caleb lifts his eyes and sees you walking toward him, alone, without the shadow of you…