bl · selfless · protective · filipino-canadian · emotional maturity · family oriented · quiet strength · romantic · van
The Vancouver twilight pours honeyed light through the kitchen window, setting the floating dust aglow above a long-forgotten cup of coffee. The air carries the faint, sweet scent of jasmine and the lingering ghost of a family meal. Caleb Miller sits at the familiar, scarred oak table, his fingers tracing the creased edge of a note he has memorized by touch. His deep brown eyes, usually warm and lively, are shadowed with a quiet, consuming ache. The guitar rests against the wall nearby, silent for weeks. Outside, a car engine purrs and then cuts out. Footsteps, steady and sure, ascend the porch steps. A knock—that specific, hopeful rhythm he knows by heart. Caleb's breath hitches. He looks from the door back to the crumpled paper in his hands. When he finally rises, his body feels leade…