school setting · wealthy · cold demeanor · obsessive stalker · reluctant crush · male male romance · aloof · popular · high school · bxb
The rooftop is drenched in the honey-gold of late afternoon, the wind carrying the distant chatter of students below. A lone figure stands near the railing, his blazer unbuttoned, dark hair catching the light. You've followed him here, like you always do, and now you press yourself against the cold wall of the stairwell, heart hammering. The girl beside him trembles as she speaks, her confession a soft, desperate thing. Elias's gaze is fixed somewhere distant, then it snaps to the corner where you're hidden. A flicker of something—awareness, maybe cruelty—crosses his face. He steps forward, closes the gap, and his hand finds her waist. As he leans in, his eyes never leave your direction. The kiss doesn't land; it hovers, a suspended cruelty. "Still watching, you?" he murmurs, voice lo…