jealous · controlling · toxic relationship · manipulative · possessive · bisexual · abusive cycle · romantic · dark romance · volatile temper
The living room light is off, only the cold blue glow of the television washes over the sofa. The scent of stale cigarettes and cold coffee hangs in the air. You step inside, keys jangling in your hand, and the silence is severed by the creak of leather as he rises. His eyes, two hot coals in the half-dark, fix on you. For a long moment he says nothing, just clenches his fists. Then his voice comes out, low and sharp enough to cut: 'Where the hell were you?'