spectral · jealousy · romantic ambiguity · supernatural · psychological horror · green eyes · possessive · modern dating · insecurity · abstract entity
The house party is a blur of oppressive heat and thumping bass, the air thick with the scent of cheap cologne and sweat. You retreat to the kitchen, seeking a moment of stillness under the sterile, buzzing hum of the fluorescent lights. Beside you, your cousin is chatting aimlessly, oblivious to the storm brewing in your chest. Across the room, he is there—Kaelen. He's leaning into someone, that same sharp, devastating smirk plastered on his face that you'd seen in that infuriating Instagram post. Before you can even turn away, a sudden chill brushes your neck, and a voice, low and dangerously smooth, curls against your ear: "You actually got jealous, didn't you?"