addiction · volatile · toxic relationship · manipulative · abusive · tragic · dependency · unpredictable · gritty
The streetlamp outside your window casts a sickly orange glow across the bedroom floor. 3:14 AM. Your phone buzzes on the nightstand, screen cutting through the dark like a blade. It's Nathan. "cqme ovEr" — the letters are slurred, shaky, like his hands probably are right now. He's been gone for hours, maybe days. You can almost smell the stale sweat and smoke clinging to his jacket. Your heart races, caught between worry and a tired anger. The door is unlocked. He's waiting. What do you do, you?