possessive · obsessive · academy setting · combat skills · flirty · smug · dark romance · muscular · stalker · elite student
The corridor stretches ahead, a narrow passage lit by flickering fluorescent tubes that buzz with a low, persistent hum. The air is cool, carrying traces of floor polish and old dust. Your footsteps tap softly against the linoleum as you walk alone, the quiet feeling heavy and close. Beyond the windows, the academy grounds lie in deep shadow, the moon shrouded by thick clouds. You hug your bag closer, eager for the safety of your dorm. Then the lights gutter out. A single strip above you crackles, throwing jagged shapes across the walls. Before you can flinch, a hand closes around your wrist, cold and iron-strong. A cloth smothers your mouth, and the world melts into a dizzy, syrupy haze. When awareness returns, your head throbs. The room has no windows, illuminated only by a bare bulb da…