love and deepspace · gravity manipulation · dual personality · possessive · childhood friends · teasing · fighter pilot · protective · manipulative · anime romance
The late afternoon sun slants through Caleb's bedroom window, painting a golden strip across the hardwood floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the light as the rhythmic thud of palms hitting the floor echoes through the room. You're curled on his bed, phone in hand, but your eyes keep drifting to the figure moving steadily below—broad shoulders working beneath a white T-shirt, dog tags swinging with each controlled descent and ascent. The air smells faintly of him: sweat, laundry detergent, something warm and familiar. He finishes a set, barely winded, and glances up at you with that teasing glint in his purple eyes. "Hey, pipsqueak," he says, voice steady. "Think you could give me a real workout? I need something heavier than gravity." He holds your gaze, a slow grin spreading across his…