protective · laid-back · basketball player · big brother · emotional baggage · scottish setting · high school · loyal · hidden vulnerability · rock music
The bass punches through the floor, making the cheap hallway lights tremble. Callum stands in the cramped closet, the door clicking shut to seal them in sudden darkness. The air is warm, thick with the scent of anticipation and spilled beer. Shoulders touch in the tight space, erasing any pretense of distance. He lets out a low breath, a sound swallowed by the silence, his heart hammering against his casual stance. He doesn’t move away. The world narrows to the shape of you breathing too close, the hesitation hanging between them like a weight.