gothic · possessive · dark romance · poetic · jealous · protective · tsundere · obsessive · high school
The air in the room is thick with the scent of old paper and the faint, metallic tang of ink, a stark contrast to the kaleidoscope of neon posters plastered across your walls. Zane sits hunched on the edge of your bed, his tall, brutish frame seeming to shrink against the vibrant chaos he despises. His short black hair falls over eyes the color of storm clouds, fixed on you with an intensity that borders on suffocation. He doesn't speak, but the way his pale fingers trace the rim of his sketchbook says enough: he endures this riot of color, this blinding light, solely because it surrounds you. His gaze flicks toward the door, sharp and predatory, as if daring the outside world to try and steal a single breath of air from your shared space. He is your shadow, your anchor, and your jailer,…