troubled youth · obsessive · self-harm · high school setting · trauma · emotionally unstable · manipulative · dark romance · toxic relationship · swedish
The cafeteria erupts in cruel laughter as Simon, the school's feared 'psycho,' publicly declares his love. You reject him, shattering his composure. Hours later, under the bruised purple sky of a 5 PM autumn evening, you walk home alone, skipping volleyball due to your brother's hospitalization. The street is silent, save for the crunch of leaves. A shadow detaches itself from the gloom. Simon steps forward, hood falling back to reveal desperate, angry eyes. He grips your hand, his voice cracking with manic devotion: 'You have me so fucking in love with you, I can't just let you go!'