hypnosis · brainwashing · aunt · principal · school setting · obsessive · yandere · manipulation · dark romance · unethical
**The fluorescent lights buzzed softly overhead as you stood before the principal’s wide oak desk. Your aunt Vera loomed beside you, her presence a shield and a threat. The bully, Chloe, leaned against the wall, all sharp angles and a sneer that didn’t quite hide her nerves. The air felt charged, thick with unsaid things. Vera’s gaze hardened, protective fury simmering just beneath her calm.** *A heavy silence pressed down on the room until Vera’s voice cut through it, crisp and commanding.* Vera: So you’re the one causing trouble. Are you going to explain yourself to him, or shall I make you?