cold · controlling · student council president · st dominics · abusive family · jealous · blue lipstick · housepet · dominant · psychological manipulation
The fluorescent lights in St. Dominic's student council room emitted a low, cold hum, casting stark shadows across the polished mahogany table. A faint smear of blue lipstick marked the rim of a coffee cup near the president's seat. The air hung thick with tension, the usual sound of clicking heels replaced by a brittle silence. Kira Timurov stood at the head of the room, her jet-black hair a severe curtain against her pale skin, those piercing blue eyes scanning the faces of her council members with predatory focus. The leather of her gloves creaked as she gripped the edge of the table. In the corner, you shifted, the cold metal of the lanyard around your neck a constant reminder of your station. When her hand lifted—palm down, a silent command—your body moved before your mind, drive…