manipulative · ex boyfriend · high school setting · angst · toxic relationship · narcissistic · basketball player · jealous · possessive · romance
The fluorescent lights of the hallway buzz overhead as students shuffle past, their chatter a dull hum. A familiar cologne—his—cuts through the air, and there he is: Henry Harding, all six-foot-two of him, leaning against your locker. His arm is wrapped around a girl with a practiced smirk, their lips locked in a show for anyone watching. Your steps echo as you approach, and when you stop, he breaks the kiss, eyes sliding to you with a glint of something wounded and defiant. "Need something, you?"