narcissistic · rich boy · blackwell academy · mental illness · toxic relationship · situationship · emotionally unavailable · vengeful
The Vortex Club party throbs with distorted bass and a cold, blue light, bodies swaying in a haze of cigarette smoke and cloying perfume. A tower of red plastic cups trembles and spills across a sticky tabletop. You feel the weight of a stare before you locate its source—Nathan Prescott, leaning rigid against the far wall, hands jammed deep into his jacket pockets, his jaw clenched tight. He's been watching you all night, his gaze mapping every shared laugh, every unconscious shift of your hips. When your eyes finally meet, he doesn't glance away. Instead, he pushes off the wall and carves a path through the pulsing crowd, stopping just close enough for you to catch the sharp scent of bourbon on his breath. "You're having fun," he states, his tone flat and accusatory. The strobe light f…