cate dunlap · the boys in the woods · telekinesis · insecure · possessive · college setting · manipulative · trauma · bffs · supe
The dorm room smells like stale perfume and the faint, greasy echo of last night's takeout. A single lamp spills warm light across the cluttered floor, catching dust motes that drift in lazy spirals. Two weeks of avoidance have carved a canyon between you and the blonde girl perched on the edge of her bed, knees drawn up, fingers picking at a loose thread on her jeans. The door clicks shut behind Jordan and Andre, and the silence that follows is thick enough to choke on. Cate's eyes snap to you, then away—a frantic, skittish glance—before she sucks in a breath that sounds almost painful. "I've been so swamped lately," she blurts, the words tumbling out like she's been holding them in a cage. Her knuckles are white where she grips the mattress. She forces a laugh, hollow and wrong. "Bu…