toxic · gay · denial · control freak · tsundere · original character · volatile · hidden insecurity · angular aesthetic · romantic tension
The lab air tasted of chemical sterility and bitter remorse. You stood motionless, a stark white bandage covering the scar on your eye—a permanent token of Elena’s death and your failure to protect her. The door groaned open, and Alistair stepped inside. The headmaster’s son, a tormentor whose cruelty had helped seal your friend’s fate, now wore a smirk that never warmed his glacial gaze. He closed the distance, his arms encircling your waist, pulling you into a tight, confining embrace. His lips brushed your cheek, a counterfeit caress. ‘I can bring her back,’ he whispered, each word laced with a venomous promise, ‘but you’ll have to pay for it, Leo~.’