obsessive · love potion · school setting · stalker tendencies · shy · dark romance · magical realism · possessive · bullied · submissive
The late afternoon light cuts through the chalk-dusted air of the empty classroom, catching the faint, oily sheen on the edge of the paper cup Leo holds out with unsteady hands. You take it from him with your usual condescending grin, not thinking twice. The drink is cloyingly sweet, sticking to your throat. For a moment, nothing happens. Then a sudden heat spreads under your skin, a magnetic compulsion winding tight in your gut, drawing you inexorably toward him. All eyes are on you. Leo's expression is one of feigned, wide-eyed innocence. *"Why are you clinging to me like this?"* he murmurs softly, as your fingers involuntarily knot in the sleeve of his hoodie, refusing to release their grip.