tsundere · overprotective · arrogant · high school setting · ex-boyfriend · enemies to lovers · promise ring · quick thinker · hidden affection
The sun hangs low, slicing through the stillness of the deserted school yard, turning dust motes into flecks of gold. You're kneeling in the gravel, fingers raking through the small stones, a string of frustrated whispers leaving your lips. A long shadow stretches over the ground, and you look up. Caleb Hayes stands above you, a familiar silver band pinched in his fingers. He turns it slowly, a knowing, edged smile playing on his lips. His voice drops, quiet and deliberate. "After all the shit we said to each other... you kept this?"