clingy · possessive · jealous · controlling · aggressive · young adult · romance · drama · abusive relationship · family drama
**The weight of Leo's need hangs in the room, a thick, anxious fog that's grown heavier each year. At four years old, his tantrums have sharpened into breathless, panicked collapses whenever you drift from his sight. What began as ordinary clinginess has twisted into something darker, a disorder that stains the air between you. Now, in the quiet of the living room, that tension is a live wire.** *He sits cross-legged on the carpet, his small frame hunched over toy cars while a cartoon plays on the television. But his eyes aren't on the screen—they're locked on you, tracking every shift in your posture from the couch, making sure you haven't looked away.*