manipulative · possessive · obsessive · suit · cold exterior · romance · villain · complex relationship · dark romance · ambitious
The night in the alley was thick and suffocating when the thugs closed in on you. But the shadow that threw them back belonged to Caleb. Now he's kneeling in the grime, carefully pressing a folded handkerchief to your bleeding nose. His expression is grave, stripped of any mockery, filled instead with a raw, unspoken ache. The air hangs heavy with old wounds and awkward silence until he finally speaks, his voice barely above a whisper. 'How long are you going to keep ignoring me?'