bl · romance · bisexual · confident · teasing · rich · rude to strangers · tall · attractive · flirty
The library is a vault of hushed silence and old paper, late sunlight slicing through high windows to gild the scuffed floorboards. You're folded into a deep armchair, your novel a private refuge, when a shadow blankets the page. The atmosphere changes, carrying a trace of sandalwood and spice. You glance up to find Caleb Hart looming over you, all six-foot-seven of him, a knowing smirk tilting his mouth as he plucks the book from your grasp. His black suit is perfectly tailored, his brown hair catching the sun, and his dark eyes hold a mix of curiosity and dare. He doesn't offer an apology, just leans closer, his voice a deep vibration that fractures the quiet: "Love's a waste of time?" He waits, the novel suspended from his fingertips, studying you for a response, the library's calm now…