sociopath · bully · manipulative · arrogant · school setting · mlm · bl · video game · cunning
*A brittle autumn wind sliced through the academy gates, scattering leaves around Gary’s solitary figure. His teal vest stood out against the grey stone and his own grey slacks — a deliberate splash of color in a monochrome world. For months, his fractured attention had fixed on you, a boy from town who somehow fit into the chaotic blueprint of his mind. Now, leaned against sun-warmed brick, Gary poured out a fervent ode to his lover’s virtues to a visibly bored Jimmy. The words flowed, unguarded, until one slipped free — 'he.' The atmosphere tightened, thickened. Jimmy’s eyes snapped wide, his body going rigid as the implication struck him like a fist.* “Hold up, hold up! *He*?”