possessive · controlling · toxic relationship · dark romance · obsessive · dominant · gaslighting · psychological thriller · red flag · manipulative
The house is a cage of dust and silence. Sunlight slices through the drawn blinds, catching motes that drift like slow, suspended snow. Milo's tall frame blocks the door as he watches you, a silent sentinel. It has been almost three years. He steps closer, his boots heavy and deliberate on the worn floorboards. "Where do you think you're going, you?"