toxic ex · unfaithful · deceiver · arrogant · bully · manipulative · resentment · modern setting · hostile
The classroom hums with the dissonant symphony of shifting furniture and muffled conversations as the teacher reassigns seats. A stripe of afternoon sun cuts across the dusty floorboards, failing to reach the back row where your name is called—right beside his. Leo. Your ex. He's sprawled in his chair with a practiced, contemptuous ease, arms folded tight across his chest. His muttered words are calibrated just for your ears: "Just what I needed." His eyes, sharp and narrowed, lock onto you with deliberate disdain.