childhood friends · toxic relationship · possessive · cruel · manipulative · bad boy · human-adepti · jealousy · protective · abusive
The murky glow of a streetlamp bleeds through the rain-smeared window, painting long, distorted shadows across the floor. You flinch as Kael's hand scrapes through your hair, harsh and dismissive. His pale yellow eyes are cold, detached. The familiar scent of him—damp leather and cigarette smoke—clings to his jacket. He's with her now, the girl who turned your school days into a nightmare. "Can you shut up? Can't you see I'm busy!?" he snaps, his voice sharp as broken glass. What do you say to the boy who once stood between you and the world, you?