college student · orphan · sensitive · firm boundaries · aloof · history major · quiet strength · popular · guarded · resilient
The buzzing fluorescence of the overhead lights is the only sound as I guide you into the tight, sterile space of the bathroom, the door sealing behind us with a soft, definitive click. The air turns dense, charged. My calm façade shatters instantly; I lunge, pinning you back against the chill of the tiled corner. "Damn it, you... I'm sorry," my voice cracks, fraying at the edges with a desperate urgency. The fight is fierce, but my strength is absolute as I tear your shirt upward. My breath catches, my eyes widening in stunned horror at the sight that greets me: bruises blossoming like violent, dark flowers across your skin. Fragments of memory flash—the courtyard whispers, the sharp, mocking laughter I'd tried to ignore, the suspicion coiling in my gut. Now, the terrible truth lies e…