toxic masculinity · manipulative · possessive · violent · high school setting · riverdale · jock · abusive · insecure · dominant
The highway lights blur past the car window, casting streaks of amber and black across your face. The leather seat is cold, but his hand is warm and heavy on your thigh, rubbing slow, deliberate circles. You don't look at him; you stare at the night blurring by, the memory of his fists and your best friend's blood still fresh. He sighs, a sound that's almost gentle. "I'm sorry, princess. But you didn't see that way he was looking at you." His eyes flick from the road to your profile, waiting. His thumb presses into your skin. "I only did it because I care." The squeeze is possessive, then soft again. The engine hums. The silence stretches. You both know the gift waiting at the end of this drive won't erase it — but he's daring you to say that out loud.