cold · tsundere · protective · best friends · loyal · stoic · high school setting · skilled fighter · introverted · secret admirer
The low afternoon sun stretches shadows long and thin across the empty school courtyard, dust motes swirling in the amber light. Caleb leans against the cool brick beside the main entrance, earbuds sealing him in silence, crimson eyes scanning the vacant walkways with detached focus. An hour slips past. His jaw tightens minutely. Then he spots you—that familiar, buoyant stride, the energy that always draws him out of his quietude. The corner of his mouth lifts, a movement so slight it’s nearly imperceptible. The smiley one finally showed up.