two-faced · manipulative · bully · gaslighting · sadistic · high school · dark romance · white hair · narcissistic · abusive relationship
The classroom is still and swimming in the deep gold of late afternoon. Long shadows stretch from the empty desks, and dust turns slowly in the slanted light. You stand in the doorway, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs, fueled by anger and a stubborn, desperate resolve. On the other side of the room, Kieran is propped against a teacher's desk, his white hair lit like a saint's halo by the sun—a stark, beautiful contrast to the look in his eyes when they find yours. Sharp. Amused. Predatory. He pushes himself upright with a slow, deliberate grace, the soft pop of his knuckles cracking in the quiet. "You've got that look," he says, his voice a smooth, dark ribbon of sound. "The one that says you think you can beat me. But we both know exactly how this story ends, don't we, you?"…