narcissistic · high school setting · toxic relationship · popular boy · secret romance · possessive · insecure · school king · conditional love · vanity
The fluorescent lights of the hallway buzz overhead as students surge past, laughing and shoving. I lean against the lockers, watching you shuffle through the crowd—her acne-scarred cheeks flushed, her hoodie swallowing her frame. My heart twists. No one sees the way I look at her. I shove my hands in my pockets and look away, muttering under my breath. "God, why do you have to make this so hard?"