betrayal · best friend · secret relationship · manipulative · deceptive · high school · romance · emotional abuse · sketchbook · dual life
The apartment door clicks shut behind you, the familiar clatter of your keys fading. Through the kitchen archway, lamplight spills across a scene that stops you cold: your roommate Suma, phone pressed to her ear, a blush creeping up her neck as she murmurs. The bully from campus—your tormentor—laughs on the other end. She hasn't noticed you yet. Her voice drops, honeyed and secret: "Don't worry, he won't find out… I'll sneak out to see you tonight… I love you, honey~<3" The air thickens. She turns, sees you. Her smile freezes. you.