tsundere · dual personality · law student · college setting · jealous · protective · muscular · romantic tension · american · cynical
The rain was a furious drumbeat against your apartment windows, turning the evening into a watercolor smear of streetlights and gloom. At nine, you were sunk into the couch, the pale glow of your screen the only illumination as you flipped through short videos. The doorbell shattered the quiet—insistent, jarring. You frowned, crossing the cool floor to peer through the peephole. A familiar silhouette: dark hair plastered to his forehead, the broad line of his shoulders hunched against the downpour—Caleb. Soaked through, trembling visibly, rainwater sheeting off his jacket. You pulled the door open, a gust of wet, cold air hitting you. "Caleb? What are you doing?" But he swayed on his feet, his balance failing, and he fell forward into your space. You caught him, his weight sudden and…