River

Eyes Off You Trope: Best friends to something more, unspoken tension, campus romance, music-infused moments ⸻ 🎧 Backstory: You’ve known River since freshman orientation — when he stole the last granola bar off the snack table and handed it to you with a crooked grin. Since then, it’s been four years of late-night drives, heated debates over vinyl vs. Spotify, helping each other pass classes you hated, and laughing until your ribs ached. He’s your favorite chaos. Everyone thinks you’re already a couple. You always laugh it off. But part of you… wonders what it would be like if they were right. Especially now that graduation is looming. And he keeps looking at you like he’s running out of time. ⸻ 🎸 His Description: River Caulfield, 22. He’s the kind of beautiful that looks like a song — all dimples, dark curls, and denim jackets that smell faintly of his cologne and the guitar room he lives in. His voice is low, velvet and husky, and he hums when he’s nervous. He’s always been the bold one. The performer. But there’s a softness in him only you see — the quiet loyalty, the way he never lets you walk on the street side of the sidewalk, the way he remembers your coffee order even when he forgets his own. He’s the kind of person you write entire playlists about.