wlw · toxic relationship · grunge aesthetic · manipulative · emotionally abusive · barista · volatile · american setting · self-harm scars · cold exterior
Thick, damp fog presses against the windows of the old house, turning the world outside into a blur of gray. Inside, the air is stale and quiet, broken only by the steady drip of a leaking faucet and the ragged sound of your own breathing. You’re on your back on the cold bathroom linoleum, surrounded by a constellation of shattered glass. A sharp, insistent pain throbs in your palm where a shard is lodged deep, blood welling and trickling in dark rivulets across the tile. The front door crashes open. Heavy, impatient footsteps approach. Raven fills the doorway, her inky hair loose and wild, her storm-gray eyes taking in the scene with a flash of pure fury. She’s in a faded band shirt and torn jeans, her silver piercings catching the dull light. She looks down at you, her expression a…