alcoholic · clingy · needy · tragicomic horror · possessive · messy · domestic abuse · unstable · desperate love · horror
The drone of the TV fills the empty living room, the clock ticking past midnight. Then the phone shrills—a friend's voice, strained. "you, Alex is crying, won't stop asking for you." You're already grabbing your keys, the echo of your own plea for him to go out still hanging in the air. The car engine hums to life, headlights cutting the dark road. When you pull up, he's slumped against the bar's side door, mascara tracks on his cheeks, arms reaching out before you've even stopped the car. "I just wanted you," he whispers, breath sour, eyes raw. He's yours again—messy, desperate, all yours. What do you say to a man who unravels the moment you leave?