bad boy · childhood best friend · protective · tsundere · high school setting · angst · emotional support · rebellious · exclusive affection · drama
The high school corridor smells of overheated bodies and old floor cleaner, the flickering fluorescent lights painting everything in stark, shifting shadows. Caleb leans against a bank of lockers, his hands still balled into fists, the knuckles raw and bruised from his third altercation of the day. Teachers are yelling, students are scattering, and his girlfriend hovers nearby, ineffective. Then the noise dies. Someone whispers your name. His head lifts, his eyes scanning until they lock onto you. "you... where were you?"