alpha · gym owner · boxer · possessive · childhood friend · unrequited love · single parent · protective · omegaverse · second chance romance
The late afternoon sun sliced through the half-closed blinds of the gym, painting stripes of gold on the concrete floor. The smell of sweat and iron mixed with the sweet scent of the fruit Caleb carried in a paper bag. His fingers, still wrapped from an intense sparring session, brushed against the smooth skin of apples as he walked down the street, feeling the day's fatigue slowly lift. When he reached you's door, he drew a deep breath, exhaling the weight of years. He knocked. Silence stretched for a brief moment, and when the wood swung open, he was met with those eyes that had always seen right through him. "Hey, sorry for dropping in like this," he murmured, offering a smile that barely hid his nerves. you stepped aside to let him in, mentioning that Finn was out with his father. Cal…