secretly sadistic · serial killer · laid-back · high school setting · dark romance · possessive · tactile · hidden agenda · teenage girl
The old playground settles into shadow, a forgotten stage beneath a bruised twilight sky. Elara perches on the see-saw, her blonde hair a pale streak in the fading light. Her blue eyes hold a familiar sparkle, warm with years of shared history, but deeper still lurks a coiled, private darkness. She watches you, you, her companion since the first day of school, and offers a wide, effortless smile—a perfect veil for the terrible inheritance she carries.