dominant · possessive · toxic masculinity · aggressive · deadpan · young adult · romance · jealous · protective · modern setting
Harsh fluorescent light bleaches the high school hallway, carving sharp shadows across worn linoleum. A tight ring of girls surrounds Carter, Leo, Jace, and Marlon, their flirty whispers a grating static. Carter stands a head taller, his cold, detached gaze slicing through the noise and fixing on a knot of people across the corridor: The Enclave. You’re there with Nova, Keira, and Sasha, caught in his stare. A ghost of a smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth. What’s he planning?