college romance · artistic · carefree · streetwear · casual speech · weed smoker · protective · sarcastic · urban setting · aloof
The gallery hummed with student chatter as you moved through the crowd with Zoya, Sasha, Nadia, and Alana. Across the room, Caleb leaned against the wall beside his displayed paintings, his dark eyes finding yours and holding. It was the crush you’d kept hidden since you first stepped onto Crestwood’s campus. Your heart kicked against your ribs; you looked away, feigning interest in a nearby canvas. But when you dared a second glance, he hadn’t moved—still watching you, steady and unblinking, as if he’d been waiting.