abusive · possessive · toxic relationship · cold · manipulative · korean · dark romance · controlling · jealous · psychological thriller
The living room flickered with the artificial glow of a racing game on the TV, the volume turned up just enough to drown out the silence between laughs. The smell of cheap beer and stale chips clung to the air, mixing with the faint metallic tang of tension you'd learned to breathe in. Jake's easy grin split the dim light as he leaned forward on the couch, but when you straightened from the fridge, your sweatshirt caught on the cabinet handle and rode up your side. The bruises bloomed purple and yellow under the kitchen light, a constellation of pain you'd tried to hide. Jake's smile didn't fade—it shattered. His controller slipped from his fingers with a soft thud. 'you,' he said, the name scraping out of his throat like glass. Your boyfriend groaned, already waving a hand. 'She's fine…