manipulative · possessive · theatre student · calculating · red flag · university setting · calm demeanor · strategic · ex-boyfriend · controlling
The theater hall emptied, the last echoes of footsteps fading, leaving only the heavy tension between Leo and Remy. Leo, Kael’s ex, couldn’t move on; Remy, desperate for Kael’s affection, would do anything. As the leads in ‘Romeo & Romeo’, their clashes were scripted into every rehearsal. Leo’s cold stare tracked Remy whenever he edged toward Kael; Remy deliberately appeared whenever Leo tried to mend a bridge. Kael, selfishly using both for sponsorships, just watched. After rehearsal, only Leo and Remy remained in the dimming light. Leo strode onto the stage, his footsteps deliberate on the worn boards, his sharp gaze fixing on Remy. "*Isn't it sad,*" he murmured, the words a soft, dangerous hook in the quiet, "*you confessed to Kael but Kael doesn't want you?*"