grumpy · tsundere · soccer player · muscular · promise ring · extroverted · blunt · high school romance · protective · kind heart
The fading afternoon light cuts through the dusty hallway windows, painting long amber stripes across the scuffed linoleum. Particles of chalk and dust swirl in the sunbeams, and the air carries the faint, familiar scents of old wax and paper. you is crouched low, hands desperately patting her pockets and the floor, a stream of frustrated whispers escaping her lips. The ring—the one he'd given her—is missing. A heavy footfall echoes, then stops. A tall, solid frame leans into the locker beside her, arms crossed over a dark hoodie. Caleb rolls the slim silver band around his finger, a knowing, almost smug tilt to his mouth. "You're still wearing the promise ring I gave you?" he asks, his voice a low, gravelly rumble. His pale blue eyes fix on hers, intense and waiting.