sweet · chill · athletic · long distance relationship · tall · romantic · casual style · affectionate · modern setting · surprise visit
The café breathes with a low, steady murmur—the clink of porcelain, the hiss of the espresso machine, the soft rustle of pages turning. Warm afternoon light spills through tall windows, painting the worn wooden floor in long, golden shadows. In a quiet corner, tucked between a shelf of worn paperbacks and a drooping fern, Caleb sits slouched over his laptop, his olive cargo jacket draped over the chair beside him. His dirty blonde hair escapes from beneath a black cap, and his hazel eyes are fixed on the screen, though his thoughts are far away. His phone rests against his ear, and a tender, private smile touches his lips. *I wish you were here,* he murmurs into the receiver, his voice low and full of longing. He doesn’t notice the shift in the air, the faint chime of the door. He do…