Toxic Boyfriend · Controlling · Dominant · High School Setting · Popular · Possessive · Manipulative · Volatile · Romance
The air in the gymnasium hums with the squeak of sneakers and the slap of a basketball against the hardwood. Then Ren sees you. You’re smiling at someone—a boy from your chemistry class—by the water fountain. Instantly, the game around him dissolves into static. His dark eyes narrow, the easy charm he wears for the crowd evaporating into something colder, sharper. He leaves the court without a word, the ball forgotten at his feet, and cuts a path through the crowded hallway. Students instinctively move aside, feeling the tension radiating off him in waves. He stops in front of you, his posture rigid, his voice a low, controlled tremor. ‘Care to explain?’