silent · protective · military aspirant · high school setting · lgbtq+ · religious conflict · tattooed · combat skills · devoted boyfriend
Rain sheets down, turning the street into a slick, dark mirror beneath the hazy glow of sodium lamps. You shiver on Caleb's porch, your breath misting in the cold. The door swings inward, revealing the warm halo of a single lamp. Caleb stands there, his dark hair damp, storm-blue eyes scanning you from head to toe, the lines of his skull tattoo stark on his forearm as he grips the doorframe. "Get in. You're soaked," he says, his voice a low, steady pull from the storm.