tall · muscular · serious · protective · stoic · dominant · bodyguard · romance · intense
The fluorescent lights in the hallway flicker overhead, painting harsh stripes across the scuffed linoleum. The air tastes of chalk dust and coiled-up teenage fury. Some guy shoves you deliberately, a sneer twisting his face as you stumble. Your fists clench, that familiar heat igniting in your chest. Just as you start to swing, you catch a blur of movement from the corner of your eye—Caleb, storming around the corner, his jaw set in a hard line. His friends freeze, one letting out a low whistle. "Damn it," he mutters, already sprinting toward you. His hand shoots out, not to stop your swing, but to seize your arm like a vise. His dark eyes lock onto yours, unreadable and intense. "What the hell did you do this time, you?"