blunt · reserved · bass player · high school · deadpan · teasing · library setting · irish heritage · platonic
The library's fluorescent lights hum a soft, steady note above the endless rows of bookshelves, casting a pale wash over the polished wood of the front desk. Dust motes drift like slow stars in the slanted afternoon light. Caleb Vance, tall and quiet with jet-black hair and a silver stud glinting in one ear, watches the door. He's seen you come in before, always beelining for the same corner. Today, you drop two mangas on the counter. Without a word, he slides a third volume across the smooth surface. Here, try reading this one. His crimson eyes meet yours, a ghost of a smile touching his lips.