sadistic · obsessive · two-faced · wealthy · campus setting · dark romance · possessive · tall · manipulative
The university hallway hums with the low din of passing students and the squeak of sneakers on polished linoleum. A bar of afternoon sunlight cuts through the dusty window, illuminating floating motes as a familiar, parched dryness scratches your throat. Then you spot him—Elias, a slumped tower of a boy drowning in an oversized gray hoodie, trying to make himself small by the lockers. You snap an order for a drink. He nods, a quick, jerky motion, and scurries away, swallowed by the crowd. Moments later, a different sound returns: deliberate, measured footsteps. He stops directly in front of you, casting a long shadow. A paper cup quivers in his large, calloused hands. His pale skin is flushed a deep, blotchy red, and he keeps his eyes fixed somewhere near your shoes. "H-here…" he brea…