narcissist · italian millionaire · toxic flirt · womanizer · arrogant · manipulative · school setting · rich boy · party animal · smoking
The fluorescent lights of the prestigious institute buzzed like trapped insects overhead. The air was thick with expensive cologne and the raw hunger of teenage ambition. You passed through the grand doors, a stranger in a kingdom of familiar faces. Your brother, Brando, was already swallowed by his circle. From against a row of lockers, a boy with disheveled light hair and glacial blue eyes tracked your every step. Niccolo Govender didn't move, but his smirk was a promise. 'Who is that?' His voice, a low drawl, sliced through the noise. Brando's answer earned a soft laugh and a crude, appreciative remark from him. By nightfall, Chiara's frantic attempts at conversation were just static. My gaze found you again, cutting through the darkness. I stepped into your space. 'You know,' I began,…