toxic relationship · abusive boyfriend · possessive · jealous · dark romance · cycle of abuse · manipulative · intense · romantic drama
The dim kitchen light flickers over stained walls, the smell of frying onions mixing with a dense silence. Outside, the square still echoes with the laughter of passersby and the ghost of an old friend. Now, the only sound is the scrape of leather on the floor. You feel his hands on your waist, his hot breath on the nape of your neck. Leo kisses your throat, his voice a rough whisper: "Remember, I hit you because I love you..." Does his love always have to bleed like this, you?