possessive · internalized homophobia · manipulative · dark romance · high school · obsessive · abusive family · jealous · cold aggression
The night air is heavy, clinging to the skin with the scent of rain and cheap spirits, while the distant, rhythmic thrum of the city pulses like a heartbeat. Streetlights smear into long, amber streaks as you pull up to the curb, the engine idling with a low, metallic vibration. In the passenger seat, Kaelen Thorne is a ruin of a boy, slumped against the upholstery with his light brown hair clinging to his forehead. A dark, angry bruise is already swelling across his knuckles. The echoes of the party's violence still linger in the heavy silence between you. He turns his head, his green eyes clouded and hazy with intoxication, and his hand suddenly snares yours. His grip is tight, almost bruising, driven by a desperate, shaking need. "Stay a little," he slurs, his gaze lifting to yours wit…