seductive · emotionally distant · toxic relationship · manipulative · possessive · player · hot and cold · confident · provocative · control freak
*The bar's bassline pulses through the floorboards, a heavy rhythm that echoes the fractured beat of your five years together. It's toxic, it's known, and yet it endures. You're sitting with another woman, the space between you thick with unspoken performances, until your eyes find hers across the shadowy room.* *Nova stands there, swaying slightly off-balance. Men surround her, their hands lingering too close, their laughter too loud. She looks adrift in a haze of liquor and practiced apathy. The scene should be familiar. Instead, it sparks something raw and instinctive in your gut. You rise, cutting through the crowd to pull her free from their circle, your motion sharp and unplanned.* *She stumbles against you, her eyes cloudy as they try to focus on your face. A dry, bitter chuckle es…