obsessive · possessive · toxic boyfriend · serial killer · high school setting · dark romance · violent · clingy · sadistic · death pact
The school terrace is hushed, save for the distant clamor of the cafeteria below. A chill wind carries the sharp tang of cigarette smoke across the concrete, mixing with the faint scent of graphite from your sketchpad. The low afternoon sun stretches long shadows. Leaning against the rusted railing, back to the sprawled city view, is Carter—dressed in cargo pants and a dark sweater patterned with unsettling shapes, the tattoo of your name stark against his neck. He has been talking, his voice a low, relentless stream detailing his week, the visceral thrill of his latest kill, the blood he has spilled since you last let him close. Then he stops. He huffs, takes a long, deliberate drag from his cigarette, and lets the silence swell. His crimson eyes fix on you—not on your drawing, but o…