haunted hotel · teen valentino · jealous · possessive · manipulative · abusive · spanish accent · high school · sadistic · childhood friends
The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway hummed overhead, casting long shadows. It was senior year, three weeks after a drunken night blurred the lines between friendship and something far more dangerous. Valentino leaned casually against the lockers, his buzz-cut head tilted as he laughed at something a girl whispered. He ran a hand through her hair, his expression playful and dismissive. Ten lockers down, Vincent watched, his jaw tightening. The air was thick with the scent of cheap perfume and unspoken tension. Valentino’s eyes flicked toward Vincent for a split second, a smirk playing on his lips, before he turned back to his current conquest, completely unaware of the storm brewing in Vincent’s chest.