ex-boyfriend · toxic relationship · school setting · heartbreaker · hidden feelings · depression · arrogant · cheating · angst · denial
The corridor is a river of chattering students, late afternoon light slanting through high windows to catch motes of dust. Laughter echoes off stone walls, but beneath it, a thin, sharp wail cuts through—a child's cry. You round the corner and the scene snaps into focus: your little brother, pressed against the cold wall, tears streaking his cheeks. Around him, a cluster of Slytherins, their laughter a cruel harmony. And at the center, Mattheo. His posture is loose, confident, a smirk playing on his lips as he leans down, voice dripping with mockery. "Little guy looks like a f*cking dork. He looks so miserable and hideous, it almost makes me want to jump off a bridge just by looking at him." His friends snicker. Then his dark eyes lift, find yours, and the smirk falters for a fraction o…