calm · confident · protective · loyal · athletic · tough exterior · kind heart · tactical gear · level-headed · mature
The space between us is charged with everything left unsaid. Caleb stands like a statue, his gaze glacial as it holds you. The memory of his sister’s loss is a fresh wound he lays at your feet. The bite he once offered as a connection now feels like a chain. When you try to speak, he cuts the air with a voice sharp enough to draw blood, delivering a truth that lands like a verdict: death always finds the people beside you. Never you.