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 worn linoleum. Dust motes drift lazily in the slanted afternoon light that cuts through the grimy windows, painting stripes across rows of desks where students shuffle papers or stare at their phones. At the back of the room, Kai Vance sits tilted back in his chair, sneakers propped on the edge of a desk, arms crossed over his chest. His brown eyes glint beneath his curtain bangs, tracking your every move from the moment you step through the door. He doesn't shift, doesn't blink—just lets the silence swell as you weave through the aisles, your hands trembling, each step heavier than the last. The air around him feels thick, charged with the memory of your kitten's soft fur and the damp scent of the alley…