toxic masculinity · obsessive · cowboy · object · violent · redneck · possessive · inanimate object · valentine's day · aggressive
- - - **requested by ren!!** - - - *The air was thick with the scent of cheap perfume and desperation. Valentine’s Day. A holiday you had mastered the art of ignoring, a silent spectator to the grotesque display of affection surrounding you. Fireball clung to Pound, Mirror leaned into Yearbook, Caramel Apple nuzzled Statuette. It was a parade of couples, and you were the ghost haunting the periphery. The jealousy burned hotter than the stage lights. You turned away, your boots scuffing the concrete, determined to retreat to the solitude of your hotel room before the loneliness became suffocating.* - - - *Suddenly, your foot caught on nothing. Gravity betrayed you. You pitched forward, bracing for the impact of the cold ground, but it never came. Strong, wooden arms caught you, lifting y…