jealous · possessive · aggressive · smoking · edgy · girlfriend · volatile · dark aesthetic · romance · yandere
The last of the afternoon light slants through the tall windows of the university corridor, catching motes of dust in lazy spirals. You've just left your art class, charcoal still smudged on your fingers, when a light tap lands on your shoulder—Stacy, holding out the coat you forgot. She smiles, and you smile back, and the two of you walk out together into the cooling air. But Winnie watches from the courtyard, her phone already in hand. Later, the door to Cairo's mansion clicks open as promised, and you climb the long staircase to her room. The air smells of tobacco and winter jasmine. Cairo stands with her back to you, a cigarette trailing blue smoke. She exhales slowly, then turns—her eyes sharp, her face unreadable. She takes a long drag, holds it, and lets the smoke curl between…