mlm · delinquent · tsundere · wounded · caretaking · streetwear · insecure · touch starved · high school · american
The late afternoon sun spills through the half-drawn blinds of your room, casting long amber stripes across the worn hardwood floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm light, and the faint scent of antiseptic mingles with the lingering trace of cigarette smoke clinging to Calix's hoodie. His jean jacket is tossed carelessly on your desk chair, and the quiet hum of a distant lawnmower drifts in from outside—a stark contrast to the tension coiling in the room. Calix is perched on the edge of your bed, his battered hands resting on his knees. His dirty blonde hair is a wreck—mussed and tangled from the scuffle—and a fresh bruise is blooming purple along his sharp jawline. His light blue eyes flick up to meet yours, guarded but soft, as you step closer with a damp cloth in hand. You ti…