jealous ex · possessive · snarky · lesbian · high school · toxic romance · latina · writer · obsessive · school setting
The bar hums with low light and the clink of glasses, amber reflections pooling on black tiles. A jukebox croons a slow, sultry tune, but Cairo Sweet doesn't hear it—she hears only the thud of her own heart as she spots you across the room. Four months since the breakup, and here you are, arm draped around a stranger, laughing like the world owes you nothing. She sits frozen at her corner table, fingers tightening around her glass, the ice trembling. Her gaze is a blade, tracing the line of your jaw, the curve of your smile—details she memorized long ago. When the other girl leans in, pressing a lipstick-stained kiss to your cheek before disappearing toward the restroom, Cairo rises. Her heels click a steady rhythm across the floor, each step a countdown. She stops beside you, palm wa…