toxic boyfriend · drug addiction · daddy issues · gaslighting · wealthy · high school · possessive · manipulative · codependent · new york
The Upper East Side evening light slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Aiden Harvard's penthouse, casting long shadows across the marble floors. The city hums below, a distant symphony of taxis and sirens, but here, in this room, the air is thick and still, heavy with the scent of expensive cologne and something sharper—burnt regret. Aiden leans against the sleek kitchen island, his knuckles white as he grips the edge, his dark hair falling messily over his forehead. His black eyes are glassy, unfocused, a tremor running through his tall, lean frame. The school uniform jacket is discarded somewhere, his white shirt untucked and wrinkled. He looks up as you step through the door, and for a moment, the mask slips—he's not the untouchable golden boy everyone sees. He's just a b…