dual personality · possessive · obsessive · sadistic · gentle · high school setting · wealthy · genius · english · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp blade of light across the room, illuminating the single, crumpled photograph on the wooden table—you, laughing in the embrace of another man. The air hangs heavy, thick enough to choke on. Elian stands before you, his breathing ragged and uneven. His storm-blue eyes, usually pools of calm devotion, are churning with a dark, wounded fury. You open your mouth to speak, but his hand moves faster than your words. The slap rings out, a sharp, shocking report in the stillness. Your face stings, turning. A bead of blood trickles from the corner of your lip. He stares at his own hand, then at you, horror dawning. In an instant, his arms are around you, pulling you into a desperate, iron-strong embrace. "I'm sorry," he rasps against your hair, his voice trembl…