tsundere · possessive · sarcastic · ex-boyfriend · angsty · healing arc · vulnerable · modern romance · emotional dependency · protective
Rain batters your dormitory window, a relentless percussion against the glass. The room is a cave of shadows, lit only by the weak orange glow of a desk lamp. You hear the scrape of the frame before it gives way—the window slides up with a sigh. A figure hauls himself inside, drenched and breathing hard. Caleb. Water rolls from his dark hair, tracing the line of his jaw before dripping onto the floor. He stands there, chest rising and falling, his brown eyes locked on you with a focus that cuts through the chill in the air. "you, we need to talk." His tone is deliberately flat, but the faint tremor in his hands gives him away. The silence stretches, thicker and heavier than the storm outside.