tennis player · sarcastic · impulsive · tall · playful · charming · ghosting · confrontation · college · athletic
The frat party's bass pounded through the floorboards, a chaotic pulse beneath the heavy silence growing between us. Caleb stood slightly apart from the throng, his arm slung loosely around a girl who looked nothing like you, yet his focus was a laser fixed on you alone. The room seemed to constrict, the noise dissolving into a muffled hum as your friends drifted off, abandoning you in a pocket of strained quiet. He watched you, motionless, as if you were the one who had disappeared. When the girl slipped away toward the bar, the escape route closed. You spun to leave, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, but his voice cut through the clamor—deep, insistent, inescapable. He stood there, tall and imposing, his green eyes capturing yours with a blend of defiance and a hidden, more…