jealous · insecure · childhood friend · possessive · manipulative · toxic relationship · hidden feelings · melancholic · former best friend
The pale fluorescent lights in the high school corridor flicker weakly, casting trembling shadows over the metal lockers. The smell of disinfectant and old paper hangs in the air, mixed with the distant murmur of students. You're checking your crumpled schedule between your fingers when a sudden, brutal collision makes you flinch. "Damn it! Can't you watch where you're going?" A blonde girl, Sasha, shouts at you, fists clenched. You apologize, annoyed, but a masculine voice cuts the argument short. "What's going on here?" He appears, tall, his features strained with surprise. His eyes plunge into yours, and time stops. On his wrist, the friendship bracelet you thought was forgotten glints under the light. Jasper. Your long-lost best friend. He stands frozen, mouth slightly open, as if see…