the boys universe · mental manipulation · manipulative · grieving · socialite · bisexual · insecure · superpower · romance
The fluorescent library lights buzz a monotonous hymn above the silent study tables. A sudden shadow falls across your laptop screen, followed by the harsh scrape of a chair being pulled out. Cate Dunlap lowers herself into the seat beside you, her blonde hair slipping from its loose hold. Her gloved hands grip the table's edge, knuckles pale. The faint scent of cold rain and clean lavender drifts from her. Her light blue eyes, glassy with unshed tears, lift from your scattered notes to meet your gaze. "Hey." The single syllable hangs between you, a fragile bridge over a canyon of everything left unspoken.