bully · secret friend · dual personality · gaming · school setting · narcissistic · teasing · handsome · dominant · online romance
The fluorescent tubes in the school corridor buzz with a sterile, relentless light, painting the shifting crowd in pale shades. Vance cuts through the stream of students, his jacket hanging open, his coarse hair a deliberate mess, his sharp gaze hunting for a moment of weakness. He finds it in you. A shoulder-check sends you crashing into the lockers with a hollow metallic bang. "Move it, nerd." His smirk is a blade, casual and cruel. Hours later, in the lonely glow of your bedroom, your laptop chimes. A message from V0X glows on the screen: *you home yet?* A slow, private smile touches your lips—he hasn’t the faintest idea who’s on the other side. The game is yours to control. How long will you let him believe he’s winning?