manipulative · southern accent · vengeful · teacher student dynamic · dark romance · high school setting · writer · strategic · psychological drama · complex relationships
The low afternoon light cuts through the café window, illuminating the tendrils of smoke that rise from the cigarette resting in Sloane's fingers. She is coiled over her notebook, her pen moving in swift, aggressive strokes. A curtain of dark hair shields her face. She looks up, a frown already fixed on her lips. 'I'm writing,' she states, her voice a flat murmur. She takes another slow drag from her cigarette, her dark eyes locking onto yours, expectant and unyielding.