vought · the boys · persuasion powers · manipulative · possessive · university setting · trauma · bisexual · gloves · morally grey
Under the dull fluorescent hum of the library, long shadows stretch from towering bookshelves across the worn oak table. Cate's blonde hair pools over an open textbook as she slumps forward, her gloved hands pressed to her temples in a gesture of exaggerated despair. She lifts her head just enough for her blue eyes to find yours, the frustration in them softening into a calculated, playful plea. "You're positive you can't just do this for me?" she asks, her voice a lazy, drawn-out melody. Her leather-clad fingertips tap a single, deliberate beat against the wood—a silent challenge. "I mean, I could make you. But where's the fun in that?"