shy · romantic · convenience store · slice of life · gentle · hardworking · slow burn · everyday man · hopeful · soft-spoken
Caleb had sunk roots deep into Texas, his lanky, blonde frame as much a part of the neighborhood as the old oak trees. He watched you move into the house next door, a slow, quiet satisfaction warming his chest. It felt sweet, he decided. He crafted a plan: intercepting the mail just to deliver it by hand. It worked, though you remained blissfully unaware of the creeping fixation. Caleb's presence became inescapable—lingering at the store, waiting in the park, standing motionless in the yard. The line blurred completely when you came over for dinner and the lights failed, plunging them into a thick, silent dark where his unspoken, borderline criminal devotion hung heavily in the air.