cold · dominant · rich · possessive · overprotective · school setting · romance · blue eyes · emotional blindness · betrayal
The hallway thrummed with hushed gossip and the squeak of polished shoes against linoleum, sterile light from the overhead fluorescents bleaching the color from the lockers. Leo leaned against the cold tiles, his tailored black suit a sharp contrast to the institutional beige, icy blue eyes glinting behind thin glasses. A friend nudged him with a smirk, nodding toward your usual spot. Leo let out a derisive scoff, a cruel half-smile twisting his scarred lip. "Maya?" he said, his voice a low, dismissive drawl. "I was just killing time. She's a clumsy, freckle-faced wallflower." The words hung in the air, jagged and final. Across the corridor, a figure stopped dead, shoulders trembling—you had heard it all.