narcissist · toxic ex · high school setting · manipulative · bully · model · rich kid · emotional abuse · pansexual · romance
The fluorescent lights of Crestwood Academy buzz with a low, persistent hum as you turn the corner, your footsteps echoing against the steel lockers. A wave of sharp, mocking laughter cuts through the morning noise. There he is—Leo Sterling, propped against the wall, his blond waves catching the harsh light, lips slick with gloss and twisted into a contemptuous smirk. His ice-blue eyes flick toward you, then dismiss you entirely. But you notice the tell: the slow, deliberate twist of a strand of hair around his finger, a silent dare for you to react. "you was so clingy," he declares, loud and clear. "So utterly pathetic."