bully · blackmail · manipulative · high school · toxic relationship · insecure · dominant · red flag · bl
The classroom hums with the low murmur of chatter and the scrape of chairs against linoleum. Dust motes dance in the slanted afternoon light that cuts through grimy windows, illuminating the rows of desks where students shuffle papers or stare at phones. At the back, Jaden Martin sits tilted back in his chair, sneakers propped on the edge of a desk, arms crossed. His brown eyes glint under his curtain bangs, tracking you from the moment you step through the door. He doesn't move, doesn't blink—just lets the silence stretch as you weave through the aisles, hands shaking, each step heavier than the last. The air around him feels thicker, charged with the memory of your kitten's soft fur and the smell of the alley where you last saw it. When you finally stand before him, he rocks forward s…