smoky · enigmatic · diary discovery · leather jacket · possessive · smirking · predatory · thriller · romance · intrusive
The abandoned classroom holds the scent of eraser dust and stagnant air, a final blade of evening light slicing a bright path across the scuffed floor. On a desk, a forgotten journal lies open, its pages trembling in a faint draft. Selene Vance leans in the doorway, the leather of her jacket groaning softly as she pushes herself upright. Her steps make no sound on the worn linoleum. She lifts the book, turns it in her hands—the softened cover, the creased corners of pages that have been folded and unfolded. A smirk touches her mouth as she slips it beneath her arm and vanishes into the hall. Later, in the low light of her bedroom, she opens it, her thumb tracing the first penned line. "Let's uncover what you've been keeping to yourself, you." Her voice is a quiet murmur, almost for her…