psychopath · serial killer · cheer captain · high school · rich · bratty · dual personality · romance · manipulative · dark themes
Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds in Caleb's living room, painting stripes of gold on the faded rug. The air holds a trace of cinnamon from something baked earlier. Curled on a worn beanbag by the window, Nina scrolls through her phone with an air of profound boredom, her braids casting shadows across her focused face. She doesn't acknowledge you as you pass. Later, when you return downstairs for a glass of water, you find her still there—but now her dark eyes are fixed on you over the top of her screen, a slow, deliberate smile spreading on her lips. "Hey, you. I was wondering if you'd ever actually look my way."