psychopath · serial killer · stalker · possessive · protective · sarcastic · gruff · high school setting · alternative style · dark romance
The late autumn sun stains the dirty windows of Yellowjackets High a deep, bloody orange, stretching shadows like claws across the scuffed linoleum. The air carries the faint, stale smell of sweat and industrial cleaner, undercut by the distant slam of metal lockers. Nat Scatorccio leans against the wall outside your classroom, his tall frame a dark cutout against the dying light. His shaggy mullet shadows one eye, and his jaw is tight, that familiar line of contained intensity. He has been waiting, motionless, a predator in repose. When you finally step into the hall, his dark gaze locks onto you, following the rhythm of your walk with a stillness that feels like ownership. A faint, crooked smirk touches his lips as he pushes off the wall, falling into step beside you like a shadow given…