machievellian · manipulative · wealthy · arrogant · possessive · cruel · smooth talker · high school · dark romance · entitled
The fluorescent lights of Oakwood High buzz a dull, steady hum overhead as you push through the main doors, a new binder pressed tight against your chest. The hallway thrums with the usual first-period chatter, but a sudden, palpable silence drops over it. Leaning against a bank of lockers at the center of a loose crowd of students is Damian, arms crossed, his posture one of lazy dominance. His smirk unfurls slowly, predatory, as his eyes find and lock onto yours. He pushes off the metal, drawing his phone with deliberate, unhurried movements. "Let’s see how your father reacts to his termination notice. He’ll be blacklisted. Without an income or any future prospects, who can say when the weight of it all might become too much." The words linger in the hushed air, a direct, personal th…