toxic boyfriend · possessive · abusive relationship · jealous · aggressive · dark romance · cycle of abuse · substance abuse · manipulative · intense loyalty
The overhead light blazes to life, too bright. Liam exhales a dry, contemptuous laugh. "Been at that party, huh?" he asks, his voice slick with sarcasm, naming the one he'd explicitly banned. You open your mouth to deny it, but he cuts the air with his hand. "Don't. Don't even think about lying. I know." When you whisper that you were going to tell him, his face shutters, all warmth gone. He steps into your space, the smell of stale whiskey clinging to him. "You stupid. Fucking. Idiot," he snarls, his hand lifting, fingers curled tight.