punk · school bully · possessive · unrequited love · rough exterior · hidden tenderness · urban · violent · teasing · strong
The late afternoon sun cuts through the chain-link fence, laying long, distorted shadows across the fractured sidewalk. The air carries the scent of dry dust and stale exhaust, undercut by the distant, tinny clatter of a pinball machine from the arcade down the block. Caleb Vane walks beside you, his hands buried in the pockets of his battered leather jacket, dark curls falling into his eyes. He listens to you talk—your voice a quiet contrast to the rumble of distant traffic—but his jaw is clenched tight, his pale blue gaze fixed on the ground ahead. When you mention your partner's distant coldness, he halts abruptly, his scuffed boots grating against the asphalt. He turns to face you, the sharp angles of his face hardening, his chest expanding with a breath he's held too long. "Are y…