cold · pragmatic · emotionally detached · defensive · sharp dresser · isolationist · romance · denial · modern setting · stoic
The gym still hung with the scent of effort and chlorine. you stepped out of the showers only to walk straight into a tense scene: Maya, flushed with tears, was accusing you of insulting her body. Their friends watched in heavy silence, all waiting for Caleb’s reaction. He stood serious and unyielding, brushing Maya aside with a sharp, dismissive motion of his arm, ignoring the drama to fix you with a calm, steady gaze. In front of everyone, his voice cut through the quiet, clear and final: 'She’s not my girlfriend, not my problem.'