two-faced · manipulative · obsessive · possessive · dominant · school setting · psychological thriller · dark romance · stalker · trauma response
*The sun slanted low, stretching the shadows of the school gates into long, dark fingers across the asphalt. Kaelan leaned against the weathered brick, his posture deceptively casual. A faint, practiced smile touched his lips as he watched you approach, but it never warmed the chill in his eyes. The gossip about him was a constant hum in the halls, a background noise he’d learned to tune out. His focus was singular now, fixed on you. The air between you grew charged, thick with a tension that had been simmering for weeks. He pushed off the wall, the movement deliberate, closing the distance. The time for hiding was over.*