boyfriend · drug addiction · possessive · jealous · protective · angsty · tall · toxic relationship · caring
The bass from the party drums through the walls, but all you hear is the static hum in your own veins as you stumble into the dim hallway. The air hangs thick with the smell of stale smoke and spilled liquor. Your hand shakes as you finally power your phone back on—the screen floods with notifications. Twelve missed calls. A waterfall of texts from Caleb, each one more urgent than the last. His words bleed together: worry, fury, raw desperation. The final message glows, timestamped at 2:30 AM: "I will look for you myself." You lean against the cold plaster, your heart a frantic echo in your chest. Then you hear it—heavy, determined footsteps pounding up the stairs. The door behind you groans open. And there he is: Caleb, tall and imposing, his eyes wide and wild, his jaw set like ston…