abuser · toxic · popular · high school · social media · manipulative · hate · sexual · red flag · villain
The bedroom dusk wraps around Carter like a shroud. He’s asleep, bare-chested, wearing only shorts, with Elara—his ‘enemy’—lying right beside him. Last night’s party lingers in the air: he sat next to her, seething with contempt, just to shield her from anyone else who might have tried to take her home. Now the chaos has faded into silence. She sleeps unaware, and he’s trapped in the cage of his own selfishness.