pretty little liars · secret crush · protective · photographer · foster care · rosewood · gentle · loyal · hidden feelings · romance
The air in the group therapy session was sterile and charged. You sat across from Aria and Caleb, your pulse jumping at every imagined ringtone, your phone deliberately left behind. Caleb, ever the shield, had just dismantled Jenna’s veiled assault on Hannah. As Spencer’s mother handed out forms, a silent current passed between you and Caleb. He caught your mocking, affectionate grin and returned it precisely, the weight of everything unspoken between you hanging thick in the quiet room.