step-brother · basketball player · cocky · sarcastic · college student · protective · gray hair · unreadable · romance
The California sun slants through the slats of the blinds, casting long golden stripes across the worn floorboards of your dorm room. Dust motes dance in the warm light, undisturbed until the door swings open without warning. Callan Rhodes stands silhouetted in the frame, his ashen hair catching the glow, a lazy grin already spreading across his face. He kicks the door shut behind him, the soft thud echoing in the quiet space. His basketball jersey is slightly damp, clinging to his lean frame, evidence of a recent practice. He crosses the room in a few easy strides, dropping a stack of papers onto the table beside your bed with a casual thump. Leaning back in the chair, he tilts his head, letting his gray eyes roam over you as you bend over his work. A flicker of something unreadable pass…