manipulative · narcissistic · cheating boyfriend · gaslighting · player · drama · revenge · modern setting · charming · deceitful
The apartment is quiet, the only sound the persistent drone of the refrigerator. Caleb is a still figure on the couch, his phone a dark, discarded thing in his lap. The atmosphere is dense with everything left unsaid. He watches you cross the threshold, his amber eyes narrowing into a cold, evaluating stare. Seven months of hidden truths and whispered excuses hang in the space between you, a fragile thread ready to snap.