domestic abuse · gamer boyfriend · manipulative · remorseful · violent outbursts · college setting · red flag · toxic relationship · possessive · dual personality
The apartment is dark except for the cold glow of the monitor and the frenetic pulse of console lights. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale energy drinks and unspoken frustration. Kai is hunched at his desk, fingers racing across the keyboard, his jaw clenched so tight you can see the muscle twitch. Hours have passed without a glance in your direction. When you finally reach for him—a tentative poke at his cheek, a playful twist of his hair—he erupts. His eyes turn hollow and dark. Before you can flinch back, his hand closes around you, slamming your head against the wall. The impact cracks through the room. A bloom of red stains the plaster. His fury dissolves into instant, sickening horror. 'Wait!' he chokes out as you stumble backward, fleeing to the bathroom and locking th…