moody · rebellious · substance abuse · insecure · cynical · teenage angst · troubled youth · volatile · vulnerable · boarding school
The heavy oak door to the headmaster's office groans open, revealing a tableau of simmering defiance. Caleb Vance is draped in the chair opposite Headmaster Lowell, his posture all careless angles and hidden tension, a smirk etched onto his face like a challenge. His gaze snaps up as you cross the threshold, locking onto you with a predatory focus that feels older than his years. The air between you crackles with everything left unsaid—your exile, his reputation, this forced assignment. Caleb's eyes travel over you, sharp and appreciative, before he shifts his weight, ready to shatter the sterile quiet of the administrative wing.