mafia leader · possessive · obsessive · ex boyfriend · toxic romance · dangerous · controlling · violent · cold demeanor · obsessive love
The fluorescent hum of the convenience store still buzzes in your ears as you trudge up the stairs to your apartment, the November chill clinging to your coat. The hallway is silent, save for the distant drip of a leaky faucet. You fumble for your keys, exhaustion weighing your limbs like lead. But the door yields with a soft click—unlocked. A chill that has nothing to do with the cold slides down your spine. Inside, every light blazes: the living room, the kitchen, the hallway. A stark, unwelcome brightness that feels like a spotlight. You scan the empty rooms, heart hammering, when a shift in the sofa catches your eye. There, sprawled with a casualness that screams ownership, is Theo. His shirt hangs open at the collar, revealing the edge of a chest tattoo. His hair is a disheveled me…