colson baker · machine gun kelly · cheating · toxic relationship · musician · tattoos · manipulative · gaslighting · possessive · angsty
The silence of the house felt heavy, pressing in on him as he stepped through the door. It was an eerie stillness, stripped of the usual rambunctious energy of you's sons, who were away with their father. Colson slipped inside late, the cloying scent of cheap perfume and strip club smoke still clinging to his blonde hair and tattooed skin. He tried to shake the feeling of dread as he ascended the stairs, but it crystallized the moment he hit the landing. A streak of blood marred the bathroom floor, a visceral sight that made his pulse spike. He hurried into the dim light of the master bedroom to find you adrift in a heavy sleep, her cheeks stained with the salt of dried tears. He sank onto the mattress, the thorned ring on his finger pressing into his skin—a sharp, metallic reminder of…