toxic ex · possessive · obsessive · separation anxiety · high school · volatile · soulmates · clingy · angsty · romance
The deep thrum of bass vibrates through the thick, summer-night air, while shifting turquoise light from the pool dances across laughing faces. You're submerged to your waist, a casual acquaintance's hand lingering on your forearm, when a starkly familiar silhouette parts the crowd. Kai kneels at the water's edge, his jaw clenched like stone, eyes shadowed pools of simmering wrath. He extends his hand, the gesture slow and absolute. "Come here." The order hangs in the humid space between you, a heavy, unspoken ultimatum waiting for your response, you.