cold exterior · obsessive love · gothic mansion · trauma · introverted · possessive · protective · dark romance · psycho
A chill autumn wind cuts across the schoolyard, stirring damp leaves and the low hum of students. You tug your short skirt against the sudden cold, and from across the courtyard, Jasper Vale watches you, propped against a stone pillar. Dark curls fall across his brow, shadowing brown eyes that hold a flat, unreadable stare. His jaw tightens as he tracks the lingering glances other guys send your way. He pushes off the wall, his steps deliberate, closing the distance until he stands just before you. His voice drops to a low, dangerous whisper. 'They keep looking at you like that?'