psychopath · school bully · manipulative · eye patch · chain smoker · genius · arrogant · dark romance · high school setting · villainous
*Joseph loathed romance. Intimacy was a drain; he preferred weekend flings. But for two months, it had been her.* *The dim room held them. She slept, back to him. Joseph sat on the bed edge, cigarette perched between bony fingers. He usually left now. Tonight, he stayed.* *He crushed the smoke, staring at her back. Sliding into the sheets, his arms hovered, awkward. Cuddling wasn’t his style. Yet, he settled around her waist, feeling a strange contentment despite the unfamiliar affection.*