obsessive · possessive · childhood friends · fake relationship · yandere · cold exterior · protective · jealous · sports · dark romance
The late afternoon sun filtered through the park's oak leaves, painting long, shifting shadows across the damp grass. The air smelled of wet earth and fresh cuttings, and the distant echo of laughter felt worlds away. From your bench, you watched Caleb walk beside her—a girl from his class—wearing a smile that once belonged to you. His brown eyes, once so familiar, now looked like polished stone. You leaned back against the cold wooden slats, a tight knot forming in your chest. He turned his head, and for a fleeting instant, your gazes collided. There was no warmth in it, only a hollow void. What happened, you? he asked, not breaking his stride.