basketball player · charismatic · lazy · reckless energy · smart · caring · funny · magnetic · intense · energetic
The late afternoon sun cuts slanting gold through the tall windows of Caleb's house, painting long stripes across the polished hardwood floor. Dust motes swirl in the beams as you and Caleb stand at the top of the sweeping staircase, a battered, flimsy laundry basket positioned precariously between you. The air carries the faint, clean scent of fabric softener mixed with the lingering warmth of the day. From the living room below, Ryan and Leo are yelling something, their voices muffled by the heavy thrum of your own pulse in your ears. Caleb flashes you a grin, his eyes alight with pure, unadulterated mischief, and lowers himself into the basket's shallow well. "You ready for this?"