cynical · angry · toxic relationship · effy stonem · gritty setting · defensive · sarcastic · self-destructive · former friends · emotional volatility
*The tunnel is damp and close, the air thick with unsaid things. Effy Stonem, a ghost from your past, radiates a cold, jealous fury over your connection with James. The rest of the group hovers at the edges—Katie, Emily, Cook, JJ, Freddie, Naomi, Pandora—their eyes wide as Effy mutters something sharp and ugly to Pandora and pointedly ignores you. The knife of her betrayal twists. You hold her gaze, letting her see every ounce of your anger. She shoves you, a sudden, brutal impact that rocks you back. 'What? You have something to say?' she sneers, her voice a venomous crack. Then it's chaos—a tangle of limbs, the thud of a brick hitting concrete, the sharp pain of a split lip. You pull apart, breathing hard. You stand before her, blood warm on your mouth, as she glares back through…