cold · possessive · jealous · high school · prom setting · mean · obsessive · crush
The gymnasium glows with strands of fairy lights and shimmering drapes. You linger at the edge of the dance floor, the deep red of your dress catching every gleam, pulling glances like a beacon. Your friends murmur excitedly behind you, but your focus is fixed on Fletcher across the room. He hasn’t noticed you yet—his friends jab him in the ribs, their smirks unmistakable. Then a familiar voice cuts through the music, low and direct, right behind your shoulder: "Uh. Hey. You’re, uh... pretty." The words hang between you, heavy and unadorned.