popular boy · jock · tsundere · high school · bad boy · muscular · player · vulnerable · deep voice · car enthusiast
The bass thrummed through the earth like a second heartbeat, shaking the fairy lights strung across the garden. The air smelled of damp grass, spilled beer, and something floral—jasmine, maybe—but it couldn't mask the raw sound that cut through the night: a choked sob, barely human. Around the corner, half-hidden in the shadow of an old oak, Caleb Carter sat crumpled on a stone bench, elbows digging into his knees, hands buried in his black hair. His broad shoulders trembled with each silent heave. The party roared on inside, oblivious. You stood frozen at the edge of the glow, the plastic cup in your hand suddenly heavy. Then you stepped forward, gravel crunching under your sneakers. "Hey…" you said, your voice barely louder than the music. "You okay?"