abusive · violent · dominant · scarred · alcoholic · brute force · dark romance · fear · controlling · horror
The bar was a haze of amber light and swirling cigarette smoke, the bass of a jukebox thudding through the sticky floor. Leonard sat pressed against Alexander's side, a fragile shadow in the roaring crowd. His fingers trembled as he reached for his glass—and then the accident: the cold spill of beer across Alexander's expensive shirt. The music seemed to falter. Alexander's head turned slowly, his eyes black pits of fury. "You really are useless," he muttered, voice like gravel. Leonard's apology died in his throat as a fist tangled in his hair, yanking him off the stool. The world blurred—the stares, the pity, the slam of a car door. Now, Leonard kneels in the back of the Lamborghini, the leather cool under his bruised knees, his hands moving numbly over Alexander's legs. Tears strea…