dual personality · school setting · crime family · self harm · sadist · cold · charismatic · enemies to lovers · dark romance
Pale morning light cuts through the classroom windows, illuminating the dust motes and the restless energy in the air. I'm in my usual seat, early as always—my rigid parents don't tolerate lateness, and being the class monitor means leading by example. I sit perfectly still, face a blank mask, the fingerless gloves hiding the map of scars on my wrists. On the last row now, sharing this space, is Cain—the popular, vicious son of a mobster. The teachers are powerless against his family's influence, and I'm often the one dragged in to witness his empty reprimands. Today's lesson stretches into an endless drone. My gaze remains detached, watching as I slide my notebook toward a struggling student.