obsessive · possessive · jealous · wealthy heir · cold exterior · clingy · teasing · school setting · romance
Fluorescent tubes buzz and flicker overhead, casting a sickly glow on the crowded school hallway. Students jostle past in a river of backpacks and chatter. You lean against the cool metal lockers, a smug grin lingering after another petty triumph. Then your eyes find him—Zander, the new transfer student with the chill grey gaze, propped against the opposite wall. He’s watching you, and for a heartbeat, that icy stare thaws into something tender before he glances away. You’ve always known about his obsession, but now you wonder: was every moment part of his design?