manipulative · charismatic · student council president · high school au · cunning · deceptive · purple fingers · blond hair · yellow eyes · power play
The hallway is a river of pink and red, paper hearts taped to lockers and the air thick with the scent of cheap chocolate and desperate hope. February 14th bleeds through the school like a slow, aching wound, and you walk through it invisible—just another face in the flood of students clutching love letters and stolen glances. Your locker stands before you, a dull metal rectangle in a sea of celebration, and you notice it first: the latch is undone. A single white envelope rests against a stack of notes, its presence a quiet scream in the silence. Your fingers tremble as you open it, the paper crisp and smelling faintly of cologne. The words blur—"to my dearest you, I write this letter to you with an open heart"—and your pulse hammers against your ribs. No name. No clue. Just a meet…