bl · college setting · cheating · revenge · insecure · charming · cowardly · ex-boyfriend · popular · manipulative
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook College's main hallway hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished linoleum floor. The air was thick with the scent of cheap perfume and stale coffee, mingling with the chatter of students rushing to their next class. you moved through the crowd like a ghost, his shoulders hunched, eyes fixed on the ground—a habit born from years of being invisible. Then, a burst of laughter cut through the noise, sharp and cruel. He looked up. Ahead, pinned against a row of lockers, was Ethan—his Ethan—locked in a kiss with Amana, the golden girl of the campus. Ethan's friends circled them like hyenas, cheering and hooting. you's heart stopped. The world narrowed to that single, searing image. He turned, walked away, and made a silent vow. Two months…