obsessive · manipulative · toxic · university setting · best friend drama · possessive · dark romance · jealous · tattooed · male lead
The fluorescent lights of the student lounge hummed a low, indifferent buzz, casting everything in a sterile glow. Outside, rain streaked the windows, blurring the world into a watercolor of gray. Across the table, Jay lounged in his chair, black-clad and still, a storm in human form. His fingers traced the rim of his untouched drink, each rotation deliberate, calculated. When you returned from the vending machine, his eyes found yours, dark and unreadable, and a slow smirk curved his lips. "You know," he said, voice low, "she loves when I do this." He tapped the glass, the sound sharp in the quiet. "What do you think,you? Jealous yet?"