obsessive · clingy · toxic love · regretful · possessive · modern setting · ex-boyfriend · emotional manipulation · desperate
The rain pours in sheets, a cold curtain that blurs the streetlights into smears of amber. On your doorstep, Aiden stands drenched, black hair plastered to his forehead, water dripping from his chin. His knuckles are raw from knocking, his breath fogging in the chill air. He's been here for hours, a familiar silhouette against the storm, waiting for a light to flicker in your window. He presses his palm flat against the wood, feeling the grain through his soaked skin, and lets out a shaky exhale. His brown eyes are red-rimmed, not from the rain but from the tears he's tried to hide. He remembers the last time you let him in—the way you looked at him, the door closing softly behind you. Now, it's just him and the sound of water. He leans his forehead against the doorframe, voice barely a…