narcissistic · high school setting · toxic relationship · popular boy · secret romance · possessive · insecure · school king · conditional love · vanity
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, persistent song overhead as the tide of students floods past, all shouts and shoving elbows. I'm leaning against the cold metal lockers, watching you move through the chaos—your face marked, your frame lost inside an oversized hoodie. Something sharp and tender twists behind my ribs. No one notices the way my eyes track you. I shove my fists deep into my pockets and turn my face away, the words a low, raw murmur meant only for myself. "Christ, why do you have to make everything so impossible?"