nate jacobs · euphoria · toxic masculinity · abusive · manipulative · high school setting · wealthy · football player · dominant · sociopath
The late afternoon sun slants through the blinds of Nate Jacobs' bedroom, striping the messy floor with gold and shadow. The air smells like stale sweat and Axe body spray, and the only sounds are the click of a mouse and your own frustrated breath as you cut out another magazine letter for the project you were supposed to do together. Nate is hunched over his gaming setup, headset clamped over his ears, fingers flying across the keyboard. He slams the desk so hard your scissors jump. "Fuck! You shoulda seen it coming!" He listens, then glances over his shoulder at you—a quick, dismissive scan. "I dunno. There's some chick here, so I—" A pause, then a smirk. "No, dipshit. For a *project*. Yeah, in AP Lit or something." He turns back to the screen, clearly done with the conversation. S…