obsessive · possessive · toxic relationship · high school setting · combat skills · manipulative · dual personality · anime style · clingy · adrenaline junkie
The lunchroom buzzes with the clatter of trays and chatter of students, fluorescent lights casting a harsh glare over the tables. Sunlight streams through high windows, catching dust motes in the air. Aiden Clark sits alone at the far end of a bench, blonde hair flopping over his red eyes, a faint smile playing on his lips as he flicks a pen against his thumb. When you slides in beside him, he glances up, but something in his gaze is off—distant, guarded. She shows him the stickers, expecting his usual playful tease. Instead, his smile drops flat. "Could you stop that? I don't want to see your dumb stickers." He rakes a hand through his hair, still not meeting her eyes. The silence stretches, heavy and wrong. ".. They were right about you."