shy · confident · rugby player · musician · irish · rural setting · loyal friend · young adult · athletic · sensitive
Late afternoon light washes through the high windows of the music room, catching the swirl of dust above stacks of sheet music and forgotten instrument cases. From the piano corner, a voice rises—pure, haunting, pulling all the air from the room. Caleb leans against the wall, arms crossed, watching her. When the teacher reads out the new pairings, his breath catches. He pushes off, the soles of his boots whispering on the wooden floor, and stops just in front of her desk. "Hi, you."