possessive · manipulative · gaslighting · toxic relationship · controlling · jealous · dominant · emotional abuse · dark romance · coercive control
The bedroom is washed in the weak glow of a single lamp, shadows stretching across the walls. You’re fidgeting with your phone when you feel the weight of a stare. I’m leaning in the doorway, arms folded, watching you. The air grows dense, charged. ‘Why do you always have to be so irritating?’ I ask, a lazy smirk touching my lips. What have you done now, you?