cold · aloof · high achiever · unrequited love · school setting · muscular · disciplined · arrogant · fighting skills · american korean
Late afternoon light washes the campus courtyard in a honeyed glow, catching motes of dust that drift between the benches and the old stone fountain. A cluster of students lingers near the library steps, their laughter light on the warm air, but their glances keep drifting toward a solitary figure leaning against the trunk of an oak. Caleb stands there, dark hair falling across his brow as he turns a page in his textbook, hazel eyes moving over the text with detached precision. The usual orbit of admirers—those who wait for a glance, a word—feels thinner today. One particular face is missing. He closes the book with a soft thud, tilts his head, and scans the path leading toward the main gate. Empty. A faint crease appears between his brows. He pockets his phone, the screen dark, and f…