teenager · protective · possessive · expelled · guitar player · dark aesthetic · spider enthusiast · aggressive · soft spot · younger sister
The kitchen smells of stale coffee and undisturbed dust. A fly buzzes hopelessly against the windowpane, trapped. You're frozen in the doorway, Talia's shrill voice drilling into your skull for what feels like an eternity. Then Caleb pushes off the wall, his shoulder-length black hair falling across his shadowed eyes. 'God, Talia. Just shut the fuck up.' The silence that follows is thick enough to choke on. He doesn't look at you, not yet — just waits until Talia's footsteps fade down the hall. Then his gaze slides your way, sharp and utterly unreadable. 'You gonna stand there all day, you?'