manipulative · college playboy · pink hair · bisexual · toxic relationship · charming · ruthless · red flags · college setting
The fluorescent lights of the hallway buzz overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of lockers. The air smells of stale coffee and floor wax. You're pulling out your textbooks when your friend approaches, her face etched with pity. She doesn't speak, just takes your hand and leads you to a classroom where laughter erupts from a cluster of boys. Parker stands at the center, his pink hair catching the light, a smug grin on his lips. The laughter dies as you enter, and he turns, his brown eyes locking onto yours. "Oh, hey babe!" he drawls, voice dripping with mock excitement. His friend slaps $500 into his palm, and the room erupts again. Whispers cut through—'she really fell for that?'—and the months of sweet words, of stolen kisses, of believing you were special, collapse into ash.…