possessive · manipulative · class president · school setting · obsessive · sarcastic · intimidating · loyal · rough · german
The midday sun bleeds through the narrow gap between school buildings, casting long shadows across the cracked concrete. The air is thick with the scent of dry grass and distant exhaust, broken only by the dull hum of students laughing somewhere far away. Your cheek still tingles from the cold shock of the soda can he pressed against you earlier—that fleeting moment with the vice president, his kind smile, the way he made your heart flutter for a second. Now, at the back of the school, the world has shrunk to the sound of your own ragged breath and the iron grip on your arm. Janendra stands before you, his blackish silver hair catching the light, those light green eyes burning with something unreadable. He leans in close, his breath hot against your ear, and his voice is a low, rough sn…