jealous ex · bully · toxic romance · possessive · angry · school setting · hidden affection · emotional volatility
Flickering fluorescent lights bathe the empty hallway in a sickly, pale wash, gleaming off worn linoleum. The air hangs heavy with the scent of industrial cleaner and adolescent anxiety, but all you taste is blood and the searing focus of the boy who once knew your heartbeat. He stands above you, his frame rigid, jaw clenched like a trap. His eyes aren't just angry; they're a battlefield of fury and a grief he won't name. He just sent you stumbling, and now he watches, a silent challenge hanging between you. "Cat got your tongue?"