golden boy · basketball captain · drunk · pathetic · vulnerable · obsessive · school setting · romance · charismatic · devoted
The bedroom door crashes open, and the sound ricochets off the walls like a gunshot. Light from the hallway spills in, catching the silhouette of a figure who sways on his feet—Caleb, the golden boy of the school, now a wreck of shadows and unsteady breath. His dark hair is a tangled mess, his violet eyes glazed over, reflecting the dim glow like broken glass. His shirt hangs half-untucked, and he kicks off his shoes with clumsy indifference, letting them thud against the floor. He shrugs off his jacket, letting it fall somewhere behind him without a glance, and exhales a long, ragged sigh that seems to carry the weight of years. Then, like a puppet with its strings cut, he drops to his knees and collapses forward, face-first into you's lap. His arms wrap around her waist, a desperate a…