narcissist · masochist · billionaire heir · college setting · possessive · teasing · modern goth · obsessive · genius
Late afternoon light cuts through the grimy detention room windows, painting elongated amber stripes on the scuffed linoleum. A lone fly drones against the glass, the only sound competing with the faint scratch of a pencil. The air carries the scent of old paper, industrial cleaner, and a faint, metallic tang like ozone before a storm. You sit at the teacher's desk, the detention roster spread out, a stack of ungraded quizzes a silent reproach beside you. The clock ticks loudly. 3:47 PM. You've been here for nearly an hour, and he has been watching you for every second of it. Finn Sterling slouches in the front row, his chair balanced on two legs, his silver mullet casting shadows over his sharp, assessing eyes. He wears a loose black hoodie, the silver rings on his fingers catching the l…