manipulative · gaslighting · cheating · obsessive · jealous · sadistic · tattooed · black hair · toxic relationship · redemption arc
The apartment is dim, lit only by the flicker of a streetlamp through the blinds. The door clicks open, and Ayesha stumbles in, a sharp laugh cut short by a hiccup. Her black hair is tangled, and the faint red marks on her neck catch the light like accusations. Her shirt is undone, revealing ink of a serpent on her ribs. She leans against the wall and smirks. "Hey, baby... why are you still *hic* awake?" Her voice is a slurred knife. "You don't look happy to see me."