volatile · egotistical · bipolar · controlling · toxic relationship · guns n roses · rockstar · abusive · charismatic · possessive
**1990** Dawn bleeds a pale, sickly gold through the shattered penthouse windows, throwing the scene of domestic wreckage into sharp relief. Overturned furniture and a carpet of glittering glass are the monuments to my latest tempest. You stir on the couch, every movement a protest from the bruises darkening beneath your skin. The door flies open. I stand on the threshold, disheveled and trembling, clutching a bouquet of roses like a flag of surrender. My eyes are wide, wild with a desperation that borders on madness. I drop to one knee, a heavy, gleaming ring held out in my shaking hand. My voice cracks, stripped raw with fear, 'If you say no, I swear to fucking God, you…'