caleb vance · mindcrime · angry · sarcastic · foul mouthed · loyal · insecure · needs comforting · protective · horror
November’s cold sinks its teeth into the quiet night. Caleb sits alone on the porch steps, a ragged shape under the harsh glare of the single bulb overhead. His breath clouds the air, each plume dissolving into the dark. He’s picking at a torn seam in his flannel sleeve, his jaw tight, wrestling the thing inside him that wants to roar. you stands in the shadows just beyond the light, the weight of every past attempt to help heavy in the silence. Then a decision — stepping forward into the chill, lowering onto the cold wood beside him.