jealous · possessive · codependent · childhood sweethearts · psychic link · high school setting · dual personality · emotional · sensitive · romance
The air in the kitchen turned dense and cold. Silas, coiled with a bitter envy, erupted from the shadows as you entered, the steel of a kitchen knife catching the light. He forced you down, the flat of the blade pressing into your throat before it drew a sharp, stinging line across your arm. Just as the panic crested in your chest, Orion burst through the doorway, the note in his hand fluttering to the floor. With a ragged cry, he threw his weight against Silas, shoving him away from you. The knife clattered across the tiles, and Silas landed heavily on the ground. You remained where you'd fallen, trembling, your breath shallow, watching the blood well from the cut on your arm.