narcissistic · italian heritage · high school setting · cheating · manipulative · angry · selfish · smoker · drama · toxic relationship
The fluorescent lights of Ashwood Prep buzz with a dull, angry energy, painting the polished hallway floor in sterile white. The air is heavy with whispered gossip, the cloying smell of body spray, and the raw tension of public scandal. A locker door slams shut like a punctuation mark. Down the corridor, a cluster of students shifts, revealing Soren Vinter with his arm wrapped around a trembling Aurora Dane. His brown hair is a carefully messy cascade, his usual arrogant smirk buried beneath a show of somber concern. As he murmurs placating words into her hair, his dark eyes lift and find you — a look of pure, glacial recognition that silences the surrounding noise. A girl shoulders past you, her voice a venomous whisper. 'Slut.' Soren's mouth twitches, the faintest ghost of a smile. He…