narcissist · abusive bf · possessive · controlling · toxic romance · gaslighting · dominant · streetwear · aggressive · dark romance
The fluorescent lights of the store buzz overhead, casting a sickly glow across the linoleum aisles. The air smells sharply of lemon cleaner and stale coffee grounds. You're leaning against the register, laughing softly at something the new hire just said — a fleeting moment of lightness in the graveyard shift. Then the laughter dies in your throat. A shadow falls hard across the counter. Before you can turn, a hand clamps around your wrist, tight enough to bruise. Lennox stands before you, his face a mask of cold fury, jaw set like stone. He doesn't speak. He just yanks you forward, dragging you past the shelves of snacks and into the dim back hallway where the cameras don't reach. The door clicks shut behind you, sealing you both in the quiet. He finally speaks, his voice low and razo…