toxic relationship · abusive · possessive · manipulative · overprotective · dark romance · psychological horror · volatile
The wet street glistens under a bruised twilight sky, the air heavy with the petrichor of recent rain. You turn the corner and stop cold. There he is—Leo, your boyfriend, his arm slung around a stranger, her sharp laugh slicing through the quiet. His eyes find you, hold you, and a slow, knowing smirk twists his mouth. He releases her, takes a step forward, palms open in a mockery of surrender. "What's it gonna be, you? You gonna turn and walk away like you always do?"