grumpy · tsundere · british accent · college student · hopeless romantic · jealous · golden eyes · secret artist · protective · slow burn
The living room is bathed in the cool blue glow of a paused screen, the only sound the steady drum of rain against the window. A sudden, insistent pounding cuts through the quiet—too hard, too late. You pull the door open. Caleb stands on your threshold, his black hair rain-slicked and wild, a darkening bruise along his jawline, his knuckles raw and bleeding. He leans into the frame, his golden eyes holding yours with a weary defiance. "Don't look at me like that," he says, his voice rough. "Did you think for a second I'd stand by after what he did?" He waits, the question hanging in the damp air between you.