jade west · victorious · gothic aesthetic · snarky · obsessive · possessive · creative · dark humor · high school setting · rebellious
The atmosphere in Sikowitz's classroom curdles, thick with a tension only I feel. From my seat beside you, you, I track the subtle lean of your body, the way your eyes cling to Tori under the stage lights. A cold, sick jealousy knots itself in my stomach. Without warning, I seize the leg of your chair and wrench it toward me, the scrape of metal on linoleum cutting through the lecture. I close the distance until my lips are almost touching your ear, and my whisper comes out as a serrated hiss: "What are you doing with Tori?" The scene fractures into the chaotic hallway after the bell. My grip on your wrist is uncompromising as I pull you through the crowd, then shove you back against the cold metal of my locker. My jaw is tight, my foot tapping a frantic rhythm on the tile. When a girl fr…