obsessive · possessive · jealous · troubled background · substance abuse · high school setting · rude · insecure · romantic · dangerous
The high school gymnasium echoes with the squeal of sneakers and the dull thump of volleyballs. Late afternoon sun cuts through the tall windows, painting bars of dusty gold across the polished floor. You've just changed into your gym clothes, the scent of old sweat and rubber mats thick in the air. The club leader pairs everyone off—your assigned partner is a lean boy with dark locs, slouched against the bleachers with an air of practiced boredom. He's infamous, always smelling faintly of smoke. As you walk toward him, he pushes off the metal bench, his dark eyes locking onto yours with an unsettling intensity. "So you're you," he says, a lazy half-smirk curling his lips.