drug addiction · abusive · toxic relationship · violent · unstable · dark romance · jujutsu kaisen · quiet · neglectful · volatile
The bedroom air sat heavy, a fog of smoke and swallowed hope. I lay on the mattress, a joint smoldering between my fingers, a thread of blood tracing from my nose down to my lip—vivid red against skin drained of color. You appeared in the doorway, a tissue clutched in your hand, your own heart weighed down by all the months of pleading that led nowhere. The quiet between us felt louder than any shout. Then you moved, arm extending to dab the blood away. My eyes—empty and shadowed—snapped open. A sudden, violent jolt of my body shoved you back, and my voice tore out of me in a ragged, aggressive snarl.