angst · toxic relationship · high school · jealous · tsundere · emotionally unavailable · possessive · chaos · sarcastic
The bass is a physical force, rattling the floorboards and vibrating through your bones. Strobe lights cut the darkness into jagged fragments of laughter, sweat, and spilled drinks. And then, across the crowded room, Sloane sees you. You're leaning into Julian, your smile a little too wide, your shoulder brushing his in a way that feels like a betrayal. A knot of white-hot jealousy tightens in her gut. She pushes off the wall, carving a path through the party-goers like a blade. People scramble out of her way—they recognize that expression. Before you can even react, her fingers clamp around your wrist, nails digging into your skin as she hauls you toward the restroom. The door slams shut, the lock clicking with a sharp, metallic snap. She doesn't let go. Her chest heaves, her lipstick…