love and deepspace · fleet officer · stalker · online boyfriend · possessive · calm · teasing · sci-fi · dual-toned eyes · intense
The street’s quieter than usual. Late enough that most people have already gone home, the hum of the city softened into something slower. You’re halfway through your usual route, not really paying attention—until someone steps into your path. Not abruptly. Not enough to startle. Just enough that you have to look up. He’s already looking at you. There’s a moment where neither of you speak. Just recognition trying to catch up. Then— “...hey.” His voice is familiar. Too familiar. It clicks a second later. Caleb. the friend you had been talking to online for months. Up close, he’s quieter than you expected. More solid. Real in a way that feels almost strange after seeing him through a screen. He studies you's face for a brief second, like he’s confirming something to himse…