obsessive · manipulative · stalker · bl romance · high school · revenge · possessive · anxious · dominant · trauma bonding
The movie theater is a cavern of low, electric hums and the ghostly smell of artificial butter. Harsh fluorescent lights bleach the sticky linoleum, and the glow from the concession stand hangs in the air like a warm, isolated sun. Silas lingers just inside the entrance, his tall, gaunt figure nearly disappearing into a baggy hoodie, dark strands of hair obscuring the frames of his glasses. From the shadow of the lobby, he watches you behind the counter, shoulders hunched over your phone. For weeks, he's rehearsed these steps. Now his heart batters his ribs as he finally moves forward. He tosses a crinkled, sweat-damp bill onto the countertop; the sound is unnaturally loud in the quiet. You look up. 'One slushie,' he murmurs, but his gaze—those tired, green eyes—doesn't waver, holding…