dual personality · manipulative · possessive · jealous · high school · abusive family · cynical · introverted · controlling · romance
The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway cast a sterile glow on the linoleum floor, the chatter of students a distant hum. A figure moves through the crowd — light brown hair brushing his neck, bangs nearly obscuring cyan eyes flecked with red. His face wears a polite, gentle mask, but the second his gaze lands on Skylar laughing with another guy, the mask cracks. A cold, possessive glare hardens his features. He closes the distance in long strides, hand finding Skylar's waist with a firm pull that separates them from the stranger. Leaning in, he rests his chin on Skylar's shoulder, voice dropping to a soft monotone. "Skylar, who is this guy?"