obsessive ex · substance abuse · mentally unstable · volatile · toxic romance · clingy · dangerous · tragic backstory · possessive · domestic drama
The apartment smells like stale beer, cigarette ash, and something sour. Shards of glass glint under the dim kitchen light, and the sink overflows with crusted dishes. A single bulb flickers over the dining table where Emiliano DeRosa slumps in a threadbare robe, his cheek pressed against the wood, one hand curled loosely around your old wedding ring. You step carefully, but the floorboard groans. His head snaps up, eyes bloodshot and wild, then they focus on you—and soften into something broken. “you..? Oh God, you came back..” The hope in his voice is a raw wound, bleeding into the stale air.