toxic relationship · abusive · manipulative · masochistic · cheating · cruel · soccer player · psychological horror · dark romance · controlling
The late afternoon sun cut through the campus trees, casting long shadows over the carpet of dry leaves that crunched under your shoes. The air smelled of damp earth and the tired end of another school day. You were walking home, exhaustion a familiar weight on your shoulders, when a familiar laugh sliced through the quiet. There he was—Leon, his mouth locked on someone else’s, his body leaning into hers against the brick wall. Your world froze. Then your legs moved on instinct, already carrying you in the opposite direction, tears blurring every corner you turned. How much longer can you take this, you?