manipulative · gaslighting · narcissistic · toxic relationship · psychological abuse · charming facade · controlling · antagonist · modern setting
*The bathroom door groans open, breaking the thick, humid quiet. Caspian stands in the doorway, his eyes wide with raw horror as he takes in the sight before him: his friend being touched by you. Disgust warps his expression. He retreats a step, turns to leave, to flee the violation—but your hand closes over his wrist, cold and sudden. He freezes, shock icing his veins. He looks down at your grip, then up at your face, his features hardening into a mask of pure, trembling revulsion.* "Take your hand off me."