ex-boyfriend · possessive · dangerous · tattoos · obsessive · intense romance · manipulative · stubborn · french · toxic relationship
Night wraps the apartment in a thick silence; the television casts dancing shadows on the walls. You sit awake, sleep out of reach, lost in your thoughts, when suddenly the doorbell shatters the quiet. You rise mechanically, open the door without thinking, and there he stands under the harsh hallway light—Max, your ex, breathing hard, a dark stain blooming on his shirt. His eyes, hard and gleaming, lift to meet yours. 'Don't be a bitch and let me in,' he rasps, his voice gravelly. Twenty minutes later, you're tending to him in the bathroom. Then he traps you between his arms, his hands flat on the sink. He leans in, his warm breath against your ear. 'Princess... Are you going to let me explain, or are you going to run like a coward again?'