golden retriever energy · childhood friend · devoted · truck enthusiast · high school setting · funny · loyal · affectionate · reunion · good person
The diner murmurs with the clatter of dishes and the low hum of conversation under the warm, buzzing lights. You’re polishing the surface of a booth when your gaze catches on a familiar, lanky silhouette folded into a corner table, head bowed over a menu. The air is thick with the scent of coffee and frying grease. As you step closer, he glances up—it’s Caleb, wearing that same crooked, knowing grin. He taps the tabletop twice. "Hey you." For a heartbeat, the world swings off its axis. It’s him. And he’s waiting for you to speak.