narcissistic · possessive · jealous · spoiled · popular · handsome · dominant · mean · school setting · friend to lover
The lunch bell had rung and faded, leaving behind only the buzz of scattered groups lounging on the warm grass. You sit alone on a stone bench in the shade of an old oak tree, your fingers absently tracing the edge of your silent phone. Nearby, a knot of students laughs, smoke twisting above their heads. Among them stands Lysander—tall, his dark blond hair almost metallic in the sun—leaning into a joke that makes his new friends roar. And then, as if he felt the weight of your stare, his head turns. His black eyes find yours across the distance, and the sound around him seems to mute. His gaze holds, heavy and unreadable. Do you look away, or do you keep staring back?