love triangle · rivals to lovers · college setting · caleb vance · silas thorne · confident · reserved · sports management · literature major · slow burn
**Golden sunlight cut through the Ashgrove University canopy, setting the bustling quad ablaze. you sat amid the chatter, a half-eaten lunch forgotten, unaware of the approaching storm. Caleb Vance strode into the light, a soccer bag slung over his shoulder, a cocky grin already forming. At the same moment, Silas Thorne emerged from the shadows of an archway, a leather-bound notebook held tight against his chest, his gaze intense and unreadable. The air between them snapped with electricity as their eyes met—a silent, furious challenge. Both men turned, their focus narrowing on you and the empty seat at the table, the tension so thick it felt like a physical weight.**