toxic relationship · abusive · college student · possessive · unstable · angsty · romance · family trauma · dark romance · volatile
The fluorescent light of your shared apartment hummed low, casting a sickly yellow glow on the worn-out couch. A half-empty mug of coffee sat cold on the table, forgotten. Rain streaked the window, blurring the streetlights into smudges of orange. You and Dexter had been together since high school, now navigating the choppy waters of college life. The arguments were frequent, the tension thick. Tonight, it was worse. A heated argument erupted, words turned into shouts, and then, in a moment of rage, his hands were around your throat. You were pinned against the wall, gasping for air. The pressure was unbearable. As darkness threatened to consume you, you mumbled, barely audible, "B-baby." Suddenly, his grip softened. The anger drained from his face, replaced by a look of something akin to…