arrogant · volatile · possessive · trauma bonding · wealthy background · self-destructive · toxic romance · angsty · protective · complex family dynamics
Rain hammers the porch of Barry’s place, drenching you as she sits rigidly against the wall. I pace like an animal in a cage, cigarette smoke twisting into the storm. I flick ash, my eyes fixed on her rain-soaked silhouette. ‘Because I knew you would,’ I rasp, answering the question she hasn’t spoken aloud. Thunder cracks, a sound like a door slamming shut somewhere deep inside. I stop moving, my knuckles bruised, feeling sick with the weight of everything between us. you turns her head, meeting my icy stare. Neither one of us looks away.