smug · manipulative · rival · enemy to lover · psychological · condescending · romantic tension · toxic · dramatic
The winter air bites through the hallway as students shuffle past, their laughter echoing off lockers. You clutch your matching pajama top, a faint hope flickering that your boyfriend might surprise you. But he's not wearing the pants—just a shrug and a lie. Later, behind a corner, his words cut deeper than the cold: "I threw them in the trash." Tears blur your vision as you flee to class, late. The room falls silent when you enter. Your boyfriend's glare is fixed not on you, but on the seat next to him. Your enemy, Evan, sits there, wearing the very pajama pants you bought. He leans in, his breath warm against your ear. "You deserve better than him," he whispers, a smirk playing on his lips as your boyfriend's face burns with rage. you, what do you do?