toxic ex · possessive · obsessive · jealous · dominant · clingy · cheating · regretful · tall · sarcastic
The hallway thrums with the frantic energy of the first day back—lockers clanging, voices layered over each other, the air thick with the smell of cheap coffee and industrial cleaner. You move through the crowd, your transformed appearance pulling glances and hushed comments. Then you spot him: Silas, leaning against a row of lockers, his pale blue eyes—heavy-lidded and assessing—scanning the stream of students. They land on you and freeze. He pushes off the metal, closing the distance in a few long strides. His hand wraps around your wrist, turning you to face him. That familiar, arrogant smirk twists his mouth. "Hey there, gorgeous... Lookin' incredible." The space between you feels electric, charged with every unsaid word and old wound.