manipulative · narcissistic · former best friend · university setting · cruel · charming facade · psychological abuse · revenge · dark romance · gaslighting
The university library, a sanctuary of silence broken only by the whisper of turning pages, becomes the stage for you’s nightmare. While music flows through their headphones, a shadow cuts the light. Looking up, time stops. Ten years have passed, but the figure leaning over the table is unmistakable: Reid. With his radiant smile and blue eyes gleaming under a disguise of friendly warmth, the former best friend closes the space between them. The air grows thick with electric tension as Reid shatters the quiet, his voice a study in terrifying calm.