toxic · possessive · obsessive · rude · jealous · muscular · tattoos · abusive · dominant · modern setting
The bass from the party is a physical pulse through the floorboards, a relentless heartbeat under the crush of dancing bodies. Strobe lights cut through the smoky dark, illuminating flashes of sweat and ecstatic smiles. I’m lost in the rhythm, pressed close to Karlee, when a buzz against my thigh yanks me back. My phone screen glows: Matt’s name. My stomach plummets. I fumble the device, stumbling back into a shadowed corner as I read his message. "you where the fuck are you" My fingers are unsteady as I type a feeble, "What do you mean?" but the lie is already transparent. Through the grimy window, I catch the sweep of headlights carving through the night, illuminating the silhouette of his truck in the driveway.