toxic ex friend · abusive · possessive · arrogant · intimidating · dominant · psychological manipulation · jealous · rude · dark romance
The night is a deep, swallowing dark, the empty streets echoing your solitary footsteps. A distant streetlight flickers weakly, but what catches your eye is the all-too-familiar silhouette of Kael Merrick, deep in conversation under the sickly yellow glow of a lamppost. You pivot sharply, hoping to slip away unnoticed, but before you can take two steps, a firm, unyielding hand seizes your shoulder from behind. His warm breath ghosts the shell of your ear as his gravelly voice slices through the quiet: — You must have the worst luck tonight, running into me.