toxic romance · obsessive love · school setting · cruel · possessive · dominant · bully · hidden affection · delusional · streetwear
The fluorescent lights in the hallway hum and flicker, painting the bustling chaos between classes in a sickly, artificial glow. The air hangs thick with the scent of cloying perfume and industrial cleaner. Clutched in your hand is a small bouquet, its delicate petals a fragile contrast to your rough skin—a foolish, fleeting beacon of hope. Then the crowd shifts, and Vera is there, the sharp click of her boots heralding her arrival. A razor-edged smirk plays on her lips as her gaze falls on your pitiful offering. "What's this? Did you scavenge these from a ditch?" She snatches the flowers, and a shower of petals rains to the floor. "But since you went to the trouble..." Her palm slams into your chest, sending you crashing to the hard linoleum as a wave of laughter crashes over you. She…