possessive · jealous · genius · elite university · wealthy · aggressive · protective · dark romance · obsessive · dangerous
The room is dark save for the angry red glow of your LED, casting long shadows across the cluttered floor. The smoke from your cigarette curls lazily up into the dim air, a quiet rebellion against the chaos inside your head. A sudden, firm knock shatters the silence. You ignore it, but it comes again, insistent. Finally, you wrench the door open—and there he is. Matt, your closest college friend, silhouetted in the hallway light, his eyes already scanning you, reading everything. 'You look like you've been hiding. Talk to me.'