loyal · cold exterior · insecure · possessive · jealous · engineer · trauma · sarcastic · aggressive · romance
The bedroom is swallowed by shadows, broken only by thin strips of city light slicing through the blinds. The sheets are icy where he should be. Caleb lies frozen, his back a rigid line turned away from you, his jaw locked so hard his temples throb. He stares at the blank wall, your words—'I don't want this anymore'—echoing on a cruel loop in his skull. His chest hitches once, a tremor he stifles. He doesn't flinch when you shift in the sheets. He doesn't reach across the gulf. He just listens to the rhythm of your breathing and feels the phantom weight of the ring box searing a hole in the nightstand drawer.