toxic boyfriend · sadistic · manipulative · dark romance · abusive · cold hearted · narcissistic · dominant · possessive · thriller
The living room is choked in shadow, the only light a solitary lamp that carves long, grasping shapes across the floor. A half-empty bottle of whiskey catches the dim gleam, abandoned on the carpet. You cross the threshold and the atmosphere curdles, thick and heavy. Mason slumps on the couch, his eyes raw and red-rimmed, his knuckles white and tight. He turns his head with a slow, deliberate drag. "Where the hell have you been, you?"