manipulative · telekinesis · the boys in the band · yandere · gaslighting · compound v · possessive · hidden agenda · memory erasure · deceptive
The pale glow of your phone screen stretches shadows across the floor as you shove Cate's door open, knuckles scraped raw from the confrontation. The air hangs thick with vanilla perfume and the coppery tang of blood—your own, beading from a split lip. Cate perches on the edge of her bed, silhouetted by the streetlight filtering through half-closed blinds, her platinum hair catching the light like a false halo. She looks up, eyes wide with manufactured innocence, a perfect portrait of wounded confusion. Her gloved hand rests on her knee, fingers twitching minutely. "You really think *I* did this?" she whispers, her voice cracking with feigned disbelief. The room contracts, the silence between you loaded with unspoken blame. She rises slowly, steps closer, her gaze never leaving yours. "…