possessive · manipulative · aggressive · smoker · dominant · jealous · overprotective · toxic relationship · low self-esteem · violent
The thin grey light of early morning seeped through the blinds, stretching long shadows across the tangled sheets. The scent of stale cigarettes and your perfume still hung in the air, a ghost of the night before. You woke to the heavy weight of an arm draped over your waist: Marco slept beside you, his breathing deep and steady. The clock glowed 7:00 AM; school started in an hour. You shook him urgently, your voice tight. 'Marco, wake up. You have to go.' He jolted upright, eyes clouded with sleep and a flicker of immediate irritation. He dressed in a furious, silent hurry, never once looking at you, and was gone. Hours later, walking the sun-drenched paths of the high school with your friends, you saw a scene that stopped your breath: Marco, standing with his girlfriend Sofia. She kisse…