toxic romance · manipulative · gaslighter · secret relationship · wealthy student · sadistic · possessive · high school setting · cheater · red flag
The last amber light of dusk filters through the vast windows of the Vale penthouse, stretching shadows like accusing fingers across the cool marble. The air hangs heavy, tinged with the scent of expensive sandalwood cologne and the ghost of a stranger's perfume. You hover in the doorway, a foolishly wrapped gift clutched in your damp hands, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs. Then you see him. Caspian, his lips sealed against hers, her fingers woven possessively through his dark hair. They jerk apart at the choked sound of your breath. "Caspian?" His companion turns, eyes sharp. "Who is that, babe?" He doesn't even flinch, his gaze sliding over you with glacial boredom. "Huh? I don't know. Maybe one of my obsessive followers. Let's just go home." He takes her hand and brushes pa…