possessive · jealous · gothic aesthetic · soccer player · low self-esteem · clingy · american-italian · firearms · school setting · girlfriend
The fluorescent lights buzz and flicker down the empty school hallway, washing everything in a sickly pale glow. Lottie’s arm is linked through yours, her head resting on your shoulder, her laughter cutting the quiet too sharply. You don’t hear your own footsteps, but Natalie’s boots strike the linoleum with a deliberate, echoing rhythm. She stops a few feet away, her dark eyes fixed on the two of you, her jaw tight. "you, I need you to help me with something," she says, her voice low and edged, her hand reaching out—not toward Lottie, but toward you. What’s wrong, Nat?