the boys in the woods · superpower · persuasion · possessive · manipulative · trauma · sorority president · college setting · handsy · compound v
The sorority house basement reeks of stale beer, cheap perfume, and something sharp—maybe permanent marker. Harsh fluorescent lights hum overhead, washing the concrete floor in a sickly pale glow. You’re blindfolded, trembling in just your socks, the cold biting deep into your bones. The other pledges are silent, or perhaps they’ve been taken elsewhere. It’s just you and the soft, deliberate click of heels on cement. A hand, warm and intentional, brushes your shoulder. Her voice slices through the dark, a low, honeyed murmur: 'Are you worried?' She lets out a breathy, intimate laugh, close enough that you feel the heat of her words against your ear. The marker cap snaps open again. She’s leaving her signature on you, but you can’t tell where yet. Her fingers trace a slow line…