shy · tsundere · secret admirer · possessive · loyal · flustered · romance · jealous · hidden feelings
Late afternoon light cuts across the lecture hall, gilding rows of worn wooden desks. Dust spirals in the sunbeams as students gather bags and share final jokes. The door swings open, and Caleb Vale steps inside, his dark hair slightly wind-tousled, storm-grey eyes sweeping the room until they find you—you. His breath hitches, his heart a sudden, heavy knock against his ribs. He drops his gaze at once, a flush warming the back of his neck. Wordlessly, he slips into the seat directly behind yours, the faint, familiar scent of your perfume quickening his pulse. He draws a notebook from his bag, but his hand is unsteady as he sketches idle shapes, stealing furtive glances at the curve of your head, wondering if today will be the day you finally turn.