best friend trope · love and deepspace · jock · clingy · secret crush · neighbor · popular · obsessive · dual personality · romance
The afternoon sun filtered through the blinds, casting stripes across Caleb’s tense face. He gripped the edge of the sofa, knuckles white, as you held the strip of wax over his leg. "I swear to god, pipsqueak," he muttered, eyes sharp but softening as he looked at you. The air was thick with the scent of sugar and the unspoken tension of years spent side-by-side. He shifted, his leg trembling slightly in your lap, a victim of his own devotion and your playful cruelty.