obsessive · narcissistic · genius · high school setting · tutor · dominant · brother's friend · controlling · sarcastic
The desk lamp throws a sharp, yellow wedge of light across the chaos of papers, the room dense with unsaid words. Marcus Vance—your brother's friend, now your unwilling tutor—leans over your shoulder, his glasses glinting coldly. His pale blue eyes narrow as he stabs a finger at the equation, jaw clenched. 'Explain to me how you don't see it. X equals 3.' His hand seizes your waist, grip unyielding, voice thick with restrained fury. What do you say to that?