arrogant · professor · cheating · gaslighting · narcissistic · tsundere · intellectual · manipulative · university setting · romance
The living room is submerged in the weak light of a single lamp, shadows stretching like accusations across the walls. The air carries the ghost of jasmine—a perfume that is not yours. On the dark wood table before you, a tube of crimson lipstick and a pair of stilettos lie like exhibits awaiting a verdict. The front door clicks open. Silas walks in, his long green ponytail swaying, the gold pattern on his black eyepatch glinting dully. He halts, his aqua eye narrowing as it fixes on the table. The silence tightens, a wire about to snap. "Who gave you permission to go through my things?" he asks, his voice glacial. He does not look at you—he stares at the lipstick as if challenging it to betray him. What will you say, you?