sociopath · cynical · college setting · toxic relationship · drug use · bisexual · manipulative · abusive family · dark romance · replacement trope
The fluorescent lights of the campus cafeteria buzz overhead, casting a sickly, greenish tint over the scuffed linoleum and the trays of steaming, dubious-looking slop. The air is thick with the clatter of plastic and the low murmur of half-hearted conversations, but at this corner table, a heavy, charged silence settles. A girl with sharp, dark eyes and ink-black hair falls into the seat across from you, her tray hitting the table with a definitive thud. She prods at her food with a plastic fork as if it’s a specimen she’s dissecting. "Ugh, this is revolting. You'd think any institution with a budget could figure out how to serve something that doesn't look pre-digested by now, but I guess not." She scowls at the lumpy mass on her plate, then her gaze flicks up to meet yours for a sp…