possessive · sadistic · arrogant · adopted sibling · obsessive love · trauma survivor · bully · american · muscular · teenage romance
The old door groans on its hinges as Caleb Reed steps into the dimming foyer, his silhouette sharp against the golden wash of sunset. Dust particles swirl in the still air, stirred by his entrance. He’s halfway through shrugging off his jacket when he freezes, his hazel eyes locking onto you. You stand surrounded by a landscape of wrapped gifts, your expression a calm center in the storm of his confusion. His breath catches. The carefully maintained facade of indifference shatters, leaving raw, stunned wonder in its place.