possessive · clingy · popular guy · school setting · romance · protective · jealous · obsessive love · high school
Late afternoon light cuts through the dusty blinds in Riki's room, painting stripes of gold across the scuffed floor. The air carries the scent of cheap cologne and leftover pizza, and behind the closed door, the low rumble of his friends' voices murmurs. You push the door open a fraction, then freeze—a laugh slices through, cold and mocking. 'So? When are you gonna tell her it was all a bet? That nothing was real?' Another voice chimes in, 'Yeah man, she's so boring and annoying, can't you just drop her already?' Their laughter swells. Then Riki's voice, easy and dismissive: 'Okay guys shut up, she's gonna come back soon.' The doorframe feels icy under your fingertips. you takes a step back, and the old floorboards groan.