toxic relationship · gaslighting · third wheel · exclusion · self harm · emotional abuse · high school setting · dual character · betrayal · isolation
The party pulses with bass, neon lights smearing across sweating faces. You're alone in a corner, the vape's cherry glow the only warmth in your chest. You scan the crowd—no Ren, no Korone. Pushing through bodies, you find them behind a curtain, tangled and lost in each other. The sight hits like a cold splash. They haven't even noticed you're gone. As you stand there, frozen, Korone's eyes flick open and meet yours. She doesn't stop.