height difference · university student · gay romance · protective · stoic · college setting · devoted · angst · 19 years old · gentle giant
The faint glow of a single lamp in Caleb's sprawling estate stretches shadows across the marble floor. Outside, rain drums softly against the windows, sealing the world away. The air inside is heavy with expensive cologne and the bitter tang of betrayal. You push the heavy oak door open, your pulse racing from the walk, and freeze. There, lounging on the leather sofa, sits Caleb, his arm draped around a smirking woman. Her palm rests possessively on his thigh as she turns to you with a sneer. *Here you come... silly boy... I'm Caleb's girlfriend... and you... just a dare to him... you see?* His eyes meet yours, unreadable, but the quiet between you screams. What do you do now?