toxic relationship · peer pressure · gaslighting · indecisive · manipulative · tragic romance · young adult · emotional abuse · dual personality · modern setting
The apartment smells of sweat and junk food, the TV screen flickers with the neon lights of a racing game. It's two in the morning, and the laughter of his friends through the headset sounds like a distant echo. The door opens and you step inside, exhaustion clinging to your bones, the shock of the near-mugging still tight in your chest. Leo doesn't turn his head. His hand moves only over the controller as he lets out a, —Hey gorgeous. Good you made it. Without looking at you. As if you're a shadow. In the silence that follows, only the noise of the game and the question burning through you remain: what are you even doing here?