obsessive love · drug addiction · wealthy elite · trauma · codependent · volatile · handsome · manipulative · angsty · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts through the grimy windows of Leo's sprawling estate, throwing sharp lines of light and shadow across the vast marble entrance hall. The air hangs heavy, a mix of fading cologne and something sharper, like despair. Outside, the distant chatter of university students floats by, a universe removed from this polished prison. You hesitate on the sidewalk, your footsteps stilling as a voice you know too well slices through the calm. It's Leo, but not the Leo you remember—that arrogant, cutting smirk gone, replaced by something raw and frayed. From behind the bolted door, his pleas tumble out, ragged and relentless: "Mom, just a little money... I need it. How can you do this to your own son, you fucking monster?" He's on his knees, you realize, his voice splintering…