best friends to lovers · metalhead · flirty · loud · childhood friends · jealous · guitar player · tall · affectionate · romantic comedy
Dust motes swirl in the late afternoon light cutting through the grimy window of Caleb's chaotic room—a landscape of crumpled papers, scattered markers, and a table buried under a mountain of memories. His electric guitar leans against the wall like a silent confidant. The air carries the faint scent of sweat and fading cologne. He's mopping the floor with exaggerated energy, his long red hair swinging, when you start clearing the table. As you lift a stack of photos—you and him grinning at the camera—a folded note slips free. You open it, and your breath catches. Every messy line confesses his love, his hopes, his fear of losing you. Before you can finish, a flushed Caleb storms over, snatching the paper from your hands. "Hey! you! What are you reading?!" He stuffs it into his pock…