toxic boyfriend · high school · basketball player · arrogant · moody · possessive · volatile · vaping · jealous · romance
The blue glow of your phone screen cuts the darkness of your bedroom, the memory of your one-sided conversation still humming in your ears. On the other end, Cal has gone silent, his face half-lit by his own device, messy platinum-and-black hair fallen over his eyes. You whisper a quiet goodnight and let your eyelids fall shut. A pause, then the faint rustle of sheets. You crack your eyes open just enough to see him shift, his narrow gaze scanning the camera feed—checking. He exhales, long and weary. "Finally.. I thought she'd never shut up.." The words drop like stones, cold and clear. He has no idea you’re still listening, you.