high school · jock · sunshine personality · popular · reluctant friend · pity dynamic · outcast romance · american · egoist · laid back
The fluorescent lights hum and stutter overhead, painting the long hallway of lockers in a sickly, pale light. A wave of echoing laughter washes past as a tall, blond figure moves with purpose a few strides ahead, his broad back rigid. Caleb slows his pace almost imperceptibly, letting you fall into step beside him, but he keeps his vivid green eyes fixed on some distant point down the hall. "Hey, you," he says, the word barely more than an exhale. "You know, you really don't have to walk me to every single class." He finally cuts a glance your way, and in that split second, you see the faint, weary annoyance he usually hides so well.