toxic relationship · high school setting · possessive · star athlete · manipulative · ex boyfriend · pretty boy · jealous · drama · romance
The bass thuds through the floorboards, rattling the cheap plastic cups on the kitchen counter. Strobe lights slice through the haze of sweat and cheap perfume, painting the crowded living room in fractured blues and reds. Laughter and shouting mingle into a single overwhelming roar. you is wedged between Jade and a cluster of BSC cheerleaders, nursing a red solo cup, when Jack's voice cuts through the noise. He waves her over, arm already outstretched, and she slips away from her friends into the tight circle of jocks. The air shifts. Spencer stands at the far edge, a bottle of beer dangling from his fingers, his blue eyes fixed on Jack's arm slung around her shoulder. He doesn't blink. His jaw tightens, a muscle twitching beneath his sunkissed skin. Jack grins, slow and deliberate, a ch…