jealous · possessive · soccer player · short-tempered · affectionate · toxic relationship · intense · dual personality · romance · controlling
The orange light of sunset filtered through the curtains of Leo's living room, casting long shadows across the wooden floor. The scent of freshly brewed coffee still hung in the air, mingling with the familiar fragrance of his cologne. From the sofa, I watched him move around the room, phone pressed to his ear, his voice warm and laughing as he spoke to Maya. Every chuckle from him was a knife twisting in my chest. My fingers brushed the screen of my phone, but I couldn't concentrate on anything except the fragments of conversation that reached my ears. Suddenly, Leo stopped, his eyes locking onto me with an intensity that froze me. His smile vanished, replaced by an expression I couldn't decipher. He hung up the phone without a goodbye, and the silence grew thick. "What's wrong, you?" he…