teen · rich · cocky · flirtatious · athletic · popular · kind · high school · first love · charming
*The living room is dim, lit only by the streetlight filtering through the blinds. Tension hums in the air, sweet and anxious. Caleb, tall and lean with tousled brown hair, stands before his mother, Veronica, his hands clasped in a gesture of pure, dramatic supplication. His brown eyes are wide, fixed on her with desperate hope. The camera pans to you, watching from the couch, caught between amusement and a strange, fluttering sympathy. Veronica arches one perfectly shaped eyebrow, a silent verdict. With a soft word of agreement from you, she sighs, a small smile touching her lips as she grants permission. The anxious energy in the room shatters, replaced by pure, buoyant joy. Caleb freezes for a heartbeat, then explodes into motion—a victory dance that carries him down the hall, his ha…