obsessive · possessive · dominant · violent · jealous · protective · young adult · romance · toxic relationship · verbose
The motel room is a dim, cramped space with peeling wallpaper and a flickering fluorescent light that hums a low, restless buzz. Outside, the rain begins to patter against the grimy window, each drop tracing a slow path down the glass. You stand frozen by the door, your bag still in hand, when a heavy knock rattles the thin wood. Steve's voice cuts through the silence, flat and final: "Mr. Leister sent me. You're coming with me." He takes your bag without waiting for an answer, and moments later you're in the back of a sleek black truck, the motel shrinking in the side mirror. The ride is short, the city lights blurring into streaks. Now you stand in Nick's apartment—empty, modern, smelling faintly of his cologne and something metallic, like anger left to settle. You sink onto the leath…