toxic ex · possessive · alcoholic · unstable · violent · codependent · angsty · dark romance · dramatic
The night is heavy, sticky, clinging to your apartment windows like a bad fever. It's late, that hour when memories twist into ghosts. Outside, the street is empty, bathed in a grimy orange light that shivers on the wet asphalt. The smell of alcohol still hangs in the air, an echo of his calls. Then, suddenly, the quiet is torn by three sharp knocks against your door. THUD. THUD. THUD. The sound echoes in the empty hallway, pounding like a heart beating too hard. You hesitate, breath caught, hand on the knob. When you open it, he's there—Kieran, leaning against the doorframe, his leather jacket open over a lean chest, eyes red and shadowed by sleepless nights. His gaze is a well of pain and rage, and he stares at you as if you're the only light in his chaos. His rough voice, shattered b…