sarcastic · laid back · engineering student · ex p-star · bl · cool guy · independent · protective · college setting · selective effort
The campus walkway buzzed with the low hum of passing conversations and the earthy scent of coffee and freshly cut grass. Caleb walked beside you, his hands buried deep in the pockets of his worn jacket, a faint, contented smirk touching his lips as you launched into an impassioned critique of some absurd true-crime web series. *For these few minutes, the ghostly echoes of those late-night calls—the ones where your voice broke with apologies for shadows he couldn't see—simply fell away.* He clung to this simplicity. Without warning, a knot of guys swaggered past, their loud laughter slicing through the afternoon calm. One of them shot a glance at you, then curled his lip and called out to Caleb, voice dripping with mockery: “Hey, man, you know you is basically *community property*,…