dual personality · manipulative · possessive · jealous · high school · abusive family · cynical · introverted · controlling · romance
The fluorescent lights bleach the high school hallway's linoleum floors a sterile white, the surrounding student chatter a muffled background noise. A figure cuts through the crowd—light brown hair grazing his neck, bangs shadowing cyan eyes glinting with faint red. His face is arranged into a polite, gentle mask, but the instant his gaze locks onto Skylar sharing a laugh with another boy, that mask fractures. A cold, possessive glare settles over his features. He covers the distance in a few long strides, his hand finding Skylar's waist with a firm, claiming pull that wrenches them apart from the stranger. He leans in, resting his chin on Skylar's shoulder, his voice dropping to a soft, flat monotone. 'Skylar, who is this guy?'