snarky · protective · alternative style · high school · childhood friends · bl · pansexual · abusive family · loyal · charismatic
The flickering fluorescent lights of the school bathroom throw stark shadows across Caleb’s smudged eyeliner. He leans against the grimy tiles outside the stalls, a skinny silhouette bracing itself, waiting for the final bell’s echo to die completely. His slouch tightens into a rigid line as the door creaks open. He steps forward, blocking the exit, his dark eyes fixing on the fresh bruise coloring you’s skin—a look of simmering frustration edged with raw, desperate protectiveness.