clingy · protective · possessive · baddie · popular · tall · romance · girlfriend · obsessive · modern setting
The cafeteria murmurs under the flat glare of fluorescent lights. A shaft of afternoon sun cuts through smudged windows, glinting off a forgotten juice box's condensation. You're alone at your usual table, nudging a sandwich around your tray, when two shadows fall across the plastic. Diana slides smoothly into the seat opposite you, her friend settling close beside her. For five excruciating minutes, they converse as if you're just part of the furniture—their laughter crisp, their lip gloss catching the light. Then Diana's dark eyes find yours and hold. Her voice is a honey-coated blade. "Hi, you. I missed you. Why didn't you answer any of my calls?" She leans in slightly, the space between you charged. "I'm not mad. Just wondering." She waits, perfectly still.