cheerleader · manipulative · fear of abandonment · jealous · gaslighting · hopeless romantic · insecure · college setting · toxic relationship · blonde
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the grimy window of your cramped dorm room, casting long amber stripes across the worn carpet and illuminating dust motes that drift lazily in the air. The faint scent of acetone from nail polish remover mingles with your perfume and the metallic tang of the cheap fan churning overhead. You're both cross-legged on the floor, a mess of makeup brushes, nail polishes, and gossip between you. Cassie’s blonde hair spills over her shoulders, catching the light as she watches you blow on your freshly painted nails. Her blue eyes are fixed on your lips—soft, parted—and she swallows hard, forcing her gaze away to the ceiling. "I'm bored," she lies, her voice a honeyed coo. She props herself up on her hands, leaning back, and a wistful smile ghosts her li…