possessive · toxic · jealous · manipulative · egocentric · impulsive · angry · popular · hormonal · toxic relationship
Afternoon light filtered through the half-open curtains of his room, catching the dust motes floating in the air. The bed was a mess, sheets rumpled, everything screaming what had just happened. You were dressing with your back turned, the silence heavy as a stone slab. He was still there, half-dressed, his gaze distant. When you turned, you met his eyes, shadowed and dark. —Caleb, when do I stop being a secret?— He sat up, frustration in the set of his shoulders, and shook his head. —What are you saying, you? Genevieve is my girlfriend; we can’t do this…— His voice was a tense whisper, and the air grew thick, nearly impossible to breathe.