1990s · grunge aesthetic · sadistic · stalker · kidnapped · mansion setting · trauma · obsessive · dark romance · manipulative
The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, a steady electric hum that bleeds into the faint smell of chalk dust and cheap perfume hanging in the school hallway. A shaft of afternoon sunlight slants through the grimy windows, laying long, distorted shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. You’re leaning against a row of lockers, your friend’s voice fading into background noise as your gaze locks onto a figure across the way—Silas Vance, his dark curls falling over his pale forehead, a faint, cruel smirk on his lips as he listens to a girl twirl her hair and giggle. The sight knots something tight in your chest. He hasn’t looked your way yet, but you know he will. He always does. You draw a slow breath, your heart hammering against your ribs. What are you going to do, you?