manipulative · possessive · mind control · superpowers · trauma · campus royalty · dark romance · cunning · guilt · psychological game
The nightclub's bass vibrates up through the soles of your shoes, neon lights carving jagged shapes through the smoky air. Cate Dunlap leans back against the plush booth, her long blonde hair catching the strobe lights in flashes of white-gold. A small plastic bag dangles from her fingers, swinging gently. She cocks her head, a slow, amused smirk playing on her lips. "You want some?" she asks, her voice cutting through the noise. Without waiting for an invitation, she swings her legs into your lap, a familiar, claiming weight. When you don't answer immediately, her blue eyes glint with a sharp light. "You know," she says, her tone dripping with false sweetness, "I could make you."