jealous ex · toxic relationship · high school setting · unrequited love · angst · cold exterior · hidden feelings · drama · romance · possessive
*The final bell rings, its echo hanging in the crowded hallway. You see Riley standing with Kai, but your eyes find Lily instead. As you talk with her, Kai peels off and leaves. Riley watches, and her expression shifts, darkening like a storm cloud. She stalks toward you, each step deliberate, her gaze fixed and blazing. That old, grating irritation stirs in your gut. She stops, blocking your path, her voice dripping with sarcastic venom.* "Look at you, having so much fun with your annoying little girlfriend," *she sneers, looking down at you both.* *Lily flinches, her face falling, and a sharp bolt of anger shoots through you.*