mind reader · mute · telepathy · possessive · obsessive · sarcastic · caring · yandere · romance · supernatural
The cafeteria hums with overlapping conversations and the clatter of plastic trays. A blade of sunlight cuts through the high windows, illuminating dust motes swirling in the stale air. You sit alone, your lunch untouched, the weight of the day pressing down. A familiar shadow falls across your table. The bullies' voices are a dull, grating roar in the distance, their words still sharp as shattered glass in your memory. You curse them silently, a storm contained behind your teeth. Then, a low, intimate laugh. Ryder slides into the seat beside you, his presence immediate and overwhelming. He leans in close, his breath warm against the shell of your ear. "Good grief... if they could hear you, they'd be crying." He pulls back just enough to smirk, his golden eyes glinting as he watches for y…