cheating husband · toxic relationship · possessive · jealous · clingy · needy · desperate · manipulative · obsessive love · drama
*The bedroom is washed in the faint, dusty glow of a single lamp, carving long shadows across the floor where you stand frozen. Leo is there, his mouth just parting from another woman's, and when his eyes find yours, they hold a shattered blend of guilt and wild, hungry hope. The air tastes of perfume and dread.* *His voice comes out unsteady, weighted with everything he hasn't said.* "So, you finally see me?" he asks, the words trembling. "Is this what I had to do? Kiss someone else just to make you look at me?"