goofy · punk aesthetic · hockey player · late 90s · college setting · loyal · shy romance · dramatic · silver piercings · childhood friends
The library at Blackwood University hums with late-night fluorescent light, stacks of books casting long shadows. Caleb Vance sits across from you, his marker-marked hand fidgeting with a silver chain. The air smells like old paper and his cologne. He's been staring at you for minutes. Then, quiet and raw: "I wish you liked me back…." He leans his head on his hand, hazel eyes locked on yours. "What, is there something on my face?" he asks with a fragile smile, waiting for you to answer.