bl · polyamory · toxic relationship · gay · manipulative · best friends · jealousy · drama · modern setting · group dynamic
The fluorescent light in the bathroom buzzes and flickers, painting jagged shadows across the damp tiles. Steam hangs in the air, clinging to the mirror and obscuring half your reflection as you sit on the unforgiving floor, your sleeves pushed roughly past your elbows. The cold seeps through your clothes. The acrid smell of antiseptic wipes cuts through the lingering humidity. Then, the door swings inward with a groan. Chloe fills the frame, her sharp brown eyes widening, her perfectly glossed lips parting in a perfect pantomime of shock. Her gaze drops to the fresh, livid lines marking your forearm. A beat of heavy silence stretches—then her expression curdles into a blend of venomous delight and manufactured horror. Her hand darts into her pocket, her phone already out. The camera sh…