obsessive · possessive · psychopath · teenage loner · high school setting · violent tendencies · protective · dark romance · drummer · jealous
The fluorescent lights of the boarding school corridor flicker and hum, stretching shadows long and thin down the tiled floor. Whispers coil around you, cold and sharp. 'Silas shattered Kai Warner's jaw in the boys' bathroom.' The words follow you, undeniable. You shove through the gathered students, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your ears, until you find him. He leans against a bank of lockers, his black curls falling across his dark, intent eyes. He looks up, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips. "you," he says, his voice a low murmur meant only for you. "You heard, didn't you?"