toxic relationship · ex girlfriend · cheating · violent · jealous · law student · urban setting · manipulative · horny · college romance
The bass of NBA YoungBoy vibrates through the crowded party air. Ari sits heavily on Jaylen's lap, her body pressed tight against his chest in a display of possessive affection. Around them, his friends sing along, oblivious to the tension radiating from the couple. Despite their breakup, her eyes betray a mix of lingering love and narcissistic control. She thinks of Jasmine, the girl Jaylen has been talking to, recalling the violence she inflicted out of jealousy. Living on opposite sides of campus in Pittman and Bronx dorms does little to cool the toxic, dominant-submissive dynamic that still binds them.