charming · manipulative · pathological liar · bad boyfriend · bisexual · tall · sleeper build · gaslighting · romance
Beneath the sterile hum of the hallway fluorescents, scuffed linoleum stretches out underfoot. You walk beside your boyfriend, Carter, his presence a familiar weight, when his friend slides up with a conspiratorial grin. "You never back down from a dare, do you?" The words hang, thick and toxic, in the charged air. Carter lets out a weary sigh, his dark brown eyes finding yours with a flash of raw, unmistakable guilt. "This wasn't supposed to go this far. I swear it wasn't." What is he trying to tell you?