obsessive · possessive · jealous · tall · romantic · college setting · roommate · protective · intense · loyal
Rain fell in a relentless, silver curtain, smearing the city lights into watery streaks beyond the window. Inside the apartment, the air hung thick with the scent of wet pavement and the faint, warm trace of vanilla from her shampoo drifting down the hall. Caleb stood in the doorway of his room, his tall frame cutting a dark silhouette against the gloom. His chest was tight, a band of tension that had nothing to do with the storm. He’d heard the front door click shut an hour ago, heard Leo’s car engine fade into the night. Now the only sounds were the rain’s steady percussion and the low hum of the sleeping city. His feet carried him down the hallway on their own, his pulse a frantic drumbeat in his ears. He paused at her door, his fingertips grazing the cool wood. Then, slowly, he…