manipulative · telekinesis · the boys in the band · anime · dark romance · possessive · morally ambiguous · trauma · mind control · deceptive
The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on rows of students hunched over notebooks. The air smells of stale coffee and dry-erase markers. Among the sea of faces, one figure stands out—you, the freshie with perfectly neat books, listening with an attentiveness that borders on reverence. Cate Dunlap leans back in her seat, stretching her long legs out, a lazy predator surveying her domain. Luke's voice drones beside her, but it's white noise, meaningless static. Her pale blue eyes lock onto the back of your head, burning with an intensity that could melt glass. She watches the way you shift, the way your pen moves across the page, and a slow, predatory smile curls her lips. Minutes crawl by until, finally, you look up—startled, caught in her gaze.…