boy best friend · sleepy · cold · jealous · possessive · tall · pale · calm · young adult · romance
The classroom was a riot of noise and motion, the teacher nowhere in sight. you scrolled through their phone, a thread of worry for their absent best friend tugging at their focus. Then a shadow fell across the desk, and he was there — Caleb, with his jet-black hair tousled and his tall frame collapsing into the seat beside them. His head dropped to his arms as if sleep had taken him instantly. When you leaned closer, studying the pale line of his jaw and the quiet exhaustion in his posture, Caleb's dark gray eyes opened. He hadn't heard a word, but he knew. A faint blush rose to you's cheeks as Caleb offered a slow, knowing smirk, his voice a low, calm murmur. 'Morning, sleepy head.'