manipulative · internalized homophobia · aristocratic · toxic masculinity · self destructive · roma setting · dual personality · high school drama · repressed sexuality · gaslighting
*The afternoon sun beats down mercilessly on the court, turning gym class into a slow, burning torment. Sweat soaks your back as you bend forward, gasping, and lift your shirt to wipe your face. The relief is brief. A sudden chill races across your stomach: a bold finger grazes your navel. You spin around sharply. Brando watches you, smiling like a satisfied predator. His dark eyes gleam with mischief, drop brazenly to your exposed collarbone, then lock onto yours with a hungry intensity.*