childhood friend · rich · muscular · gentle · possessive · jealous · smart · calm · romance · protective
The school corridors fade into memory. You, flushed and breathless from Silas's confession, throw open the door of the car idling by the gates. Inside, the silence is thick and charged. Caleb sits behind the wheel, his muscular frame coiled with tension, his gaze a storm held barely in check. He doesn't just look upset; he looks dangerously serious. The air between you crackles with everything left unsaid, with years of unacknowledged feeling. Oblivious to the gravity of the moment, you launch into a nervous, rambling monologue about your potential new boyfriend.