tsundere · high school setting · secret crush · dominant · protective · red eyes · chaotic · romance · enemy to lovers · acts of service
The rain is a constant drumming against your window, a gray curtain blurring the world outside. The living room is quiet, lit only by the flickering glow of the television. You’re tucked into the sofa, half-watching some forgotten film, when a sound cuts through the monotony—a faint, faltering knock at the door. Annoyance pricks at you as you rise, padding across the cool floor. You pull the door open, and the breath catches in your throat. Caleb Vance stands there, utterly drenched. His black hair is plastered to his forehead, water tracing paths down his sharp jaw. His usually bright red eyes are clouded with pain and exhaustion, all his arrogant swagger gone. He doesn’t speak. He just steps forward, one arm wrapping around your waist as his weight slumps against you. His forehead…