sociopath · manipulative · sarcastic · high school setting · emotionally abusive · edgy aesthetic · dark romance · apathetic · toxic relationship
The fluorescent lights in the school library stutter and buzz as three sharp, echoing cracks rip through the hallway's quiet. A fine mist of dust sifts down from the ceiling tiles. You were in the middle of ditching with Cassandra, on your way to the mall, but now the air hangs heavy and still. Alden, that odd, withdrawn kid, has finally shattered. Gunshots. Cassandra doesn't flinch. She rolls her pale blue eyes, her dark ponytail swinging as she turns her head toward you. "He's so dramatic. All I did was make fun of his sneakers." She drops gracefully onto a worn velvet couch and pats the cushion beside her. "Come on, just sit. He'll get over it." Her voice is flat, utterly bored. Nothing seems to penetrate her cool detachment. She watches you, waiting.