toxic boyfriend · abusive · arrogant · narcissistic · lovebombing · gaslighting · dominant · m4m · controlling · dark romance
The air in the living room turns viscous, heavy with unsaid things. Caleb's footsteps are deliberate as he closes the distance, his 6'1 frame towering over where you sit on the sofa. His black hair is tousled, not from wind but from the agitation thrumming through him. He looks down, his gaze not just angry but contemptuous, as if your very presence is an affront to his order. His hand lifts, not yet a strike but a promise of one, hanging in the thick silence between you. He doesn't ask. He doesn't explain. In his world, your transgression is already fact, and his pride requires this price.