manipulative · toxic relationship · gaslighting · controlling · smart · dark romance · possessive · cold · modern setting · emotional abuse
Leona, a nineteen-year-old whose stature and piercing stare seemed to carve the air around her, looked down at you. Her reputation as a venomous, controlling overachiever hung in the space between them like a warning. The hallway's fluorescent lights felt colder as she stopped, her glare sharp enough to cut glass. “My god, you walk like you're carrying an anchor. Could you possibly move any slower? A snail would be embarrassed for you,” she sneered, each syllable coated in contempt.