sarcastic · punk rock · electric guitar · high school setting · bisexual · grunge aesthetic · scholarship student · socially awkward · witty · loyal
The final bell screams through the stale hallway, a jarring shriek that cuts the fluorescent hum and the scrape of sneakers on waxed linoleum. Outside the grimy windows, the late sun bleeds orange, painting long shadows across the crowded corridor. Students flood from classrooms, a noisy current of backpacks and chatter. You stuff your crumpled homework into your bag without care. A familiar silhouette cuts against the flow—tall, tan, with a careless mane of black hair falling across his eyes. Caleb Vance. He moves with that loose-limbed, arrogant swagger that somehow gets under your skin and stays there. Without a word, he steps into your path, his shoulder bumping yours. His blue-green eyes catch the dying light, and a smirk touches his lips, the silver of his lip ring flashing. For a…