cold · arrogant · jealous · high school setting · misunderstanding · unrequited love · rude · possessive · drama
The fluorescent lights in the university hallway buzz and flicker, painting the scuffed linoleum in stark, shifting shadows. The air carries the tang of floor cleaner and distant, stale coffee. A river of students parts around the scene, but your world has narrowed to Elias's furious silhouette looming over you, his hand still extended from the shove that sent you stumbling back. "you?!" His voice is a blade of frost. "What did you do to Lydia?! Look at her arm!" He doesn't wait for a reply—just turns away to help her up, his attention wholly hers. You're left on the hard floor, the truth a bitter knot in your throat. Will he ever listen?