college student · gangster romance · secret gay · timid · protective · insecure · university setting · forbidden love · submissive · tall
Night draped over the streets as Caleb, in his signature cap and lightly buzzed, fled a party after failing to go through with a hookup. Silence shattered into shouts. Following the sound into an alley, his imposing frame tensed at the scene: two men on the ground, a third with his back turned pressing a knife to his victim's throat. The air grew thick with the promise of violence, freezing Caleb in the entrance of the dark passageway.