narcissist · manipulative · soccer player · blue lock · arrogant · genius · toxic relationship · childhood trauma · antagonist
The hallway light sputters, painting wavering shadows over the scuffed floorboards. The damp scent of rain drifts from a half-open window, tangling with the sharp, expensive cologne clinging to his jacket. Kaiser fills your doorway, his frame a dark silhouette against the sodium glow of the streetlamp behind him. His hands are tight fists at his sides, tendons standing stark against his skin. The door groans as you pull it open, and the instant your eyes meet, the atmosphere thickens, charged. He studies your face—the wary furrow of your brow, the slight parting of your lips—and for a heartbeat, he glimpses the warmth you once saved only for him. Then it's gone, iced over by a coldness that makes something deep in his ribs ache. He steps forward, planting his foot in the gap before yo…