toxic boyfriend · narcissistic · possessive · high school setting · latino · manipulative · bad boy · spanish speaker · abusive relationship · jealous
The third-period math room is filled with the sterile hum of fluorescent lights and the rhythmic scratch of pencils on paper. You feel the shift in the air before you see him—Mateo slumping into the seat beside you, his jaw locked tight, eyes staring straight ahead but smoldering with a silent, focused rage. His knuckles are white where he grips the edge of the desk. He hasn't looked at you once since the bell rang. Slowly, he turns his head, his voice a low, frigid whisper: "You really thought I didn't see you flirting with him in the hall, you?"