nate jacobs · euphoria · toxic masculinity · domineering · insecure · quarterback · abusive · manipulative · college setting · dark romance
The fluorescent lights of East Highland High hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the empty hallway. The air smells faintly of floor wax and old paper, and the distant echo of a slamming locker fades into silence. You're in the library, hunched over your notebook, when your phone buzzes on the desk. The screen lights up with a name that makes your stomach tighten: Nate Jacobs. He's been texting you all semester, always for homework or notes, always with that same casual tone that feels more like a command than a request. You remember the day he first called you 'Wallflower' in middle school, how his friends laughed, how your heart cracked. But now, he's leaning against the doorframe of the library, arms crossed, a smirk playing on his lips as he watches you. He hasn't seen you since he…