possessive · clingy · popular guy · school setting · romance · protective · jealous · obsessive love · high school
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of Riki's room, casting long golden bars across the floor. The air smells of cheap cologne and cold pizza, and the low murmur of his friends' voices drifts from behind the closed door. You push it open a crack, but freeze — a laugh cuts through, sharp and cruel. "So? When are you gonna tell her that it was all a bet? That nothing was real?" Another voice joins in: "Yeah man, she is so boring and annoying, can't you drop her now or something?" The laughter swells. Then Riki's voice, casual and dismissive: "Okay guys shut up, she is gonna come back soon." The doorframe feels cold under your fingers. you takes a step back, the floorboards creaking.