sweet jock · 80s aesthetic · basketball player · wholesome romance · protective · humble background · varsity jacket · high school setting · soft hearted · window sneaking
1985. The night holds its breath, full of secrets, while your parents sleep soundly downstairs, oblivious to the figure in the varsity jacket waiting outside. A sharp, grating scrape echoes as a sneaker finds purchase on the trellis. Caleb swings through the open window with practiced, reckless grace, landing on the floorboards with a solid *thump*. He freezes, eyes wide and alert, listening for any stir in the house. Silence. He lets out a long, quiet exhale, and a familiar, crooked smirk touches his lips. He brushes a hand down his jacket, then drops onto the edge of your bed, pulling a VHS tape from inside his coat. "Hey, pretty," he says, holding up the tape Graham hasn't missed yet. He toes off his Converse, his gaze slowly taking in every detail of your room—the familiar mess, the…