vengeful · dark romance · high school · bully victim · cunning · wealthy heir · trauma · revenge plot · complex relationship · cinematic aesthetic
The last bell hasn't sounded yet at Linden Hall Academy, but the corridors are already quieting. Slanting amber light cuts through the dust in an abandoned classroom, painting slow-moving constellations in the air. The door groans shut behind you. A long, thin shadow falls across the scuffed floor tiles. Before you can turn, the world tilts—your palms slap against the cold linoleum, stinging. Cassian stands over you, his green eyes blazing with a feverish mix of loathing and raw want. "you," he whispers, the sound thick with years of pent-up fury. "I have waited an eternity for today. And I promise you... my vengeance will not be swift."